1
: a native or inhabitant of western Czechoslovakia (Bohemia or Moravia) or the Czech Republic
2
: the Slavic language of the Czechs
3
: a native or inhabitant of Czechoslovakia
Czech
adjective
Examples of Czech in a Sentence
the customs of the Czechs
He learned to speak Czech.
Recent Examples on the Web
In February, the Czech Philharmonic announced the appointment of Rattle as its next principal guest conductor for a five-year term, effective with the upcoming 2024-2025 season.
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Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
The one-day event also commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Memorial Scrolls Trust, which serves as the guardian to more than 1,500 Czech Torahs that survived the Nazi occupation of the region and later the shuttering of synagogues under regimes that stifled the Jewish faith.
—Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register, 17 Apr. 2024
The president of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, told reporters last week that his country had now identified one million rounds of 155-caliber artillery shells — 200,000 more than previously estimated — and that 15 nations had joined the campaign to finance their purchase.
—Marc Santora, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Your skin’s needs are always changing, so Czech’s protocols are too.
—Annie Blay, Allure, 11 Apr. 2024
Employing over 40 actors and 2,500 extras, the seven-part series shot in five countries for nearly a year: Denmark, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Romania and France.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
An ice skate made of animal bone has been discovered beneath a city center in the Czech Republic.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
Russia has no designs on any NATO country and will not attack Poland, the Baltic states or the Czech Republic but if the West supplies F-16 fighters to Ukraine then they will be shot down by Russian forces, President Vladimir Putin said late Wednesday.
—Reuters, NBC News, 28 Mar. 2024
On her 19th birthday — and with her parents and sister from the Czech Republic on hand — Oregon State’s Paurova scored a season-high 17 points in a first-round win over Eastern Washington.
—Jeff Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
The one-day event also commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Memorial Scrolls Trust, which serves as the guardian to more than 1,500 Czech Torahs that survived the Nazi occupation of the region and later the shuttering of synagogues under regimes that stifled the Jewish faith.
—Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register, 17 Apr. 2024
The president of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, told reporters last week that his country had now identified one million rounds of 155-caliber artillery shells — 200,000 more than previously estimated — and that 15 nations had joined the campaign to finance their purchase.
—Marc Santora, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Your skin’s needs are always changing, so Czech’s protocols are too.
—Annie Blay, Allure, 11 Apr. 2024
Employing over 40 actors and 2,500 extras, the seven-part series shot in five countries for nearly a year: Denmark, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Romania and France.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
An ice skate made of animal bone has been discovered beneath a city center in the Czech Republic.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
Russia has no designs on any NATO country and will not attack Poland, the Baltic states or the Czech Republic but if the West supplies F-16 fighters to Ukraine then they will be shot down by Russian forces, President Vladimir Putin said late Wednesday.
—Reuters, NBC News, 28 Mar. 2024
On her 19th birthday — and with her parents and sister from the Czech Republic on hand — Oregon State’s Paurova scored a season-high 17 points in a first-round win over Eastern Washington.
—Jeff Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Czech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Czech. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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Czech
noun1
: a person born or living in western Czechoslovakia (including Bohemia and Moravia) or the Czech Republic
2
: the Slavic language of the Czechs
Czech
adjective
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