Czechoslovak

noun

Czech·o·slo·vak ˌche-kə-ˈslō-ˌväk

-ˌvak

variants or Czechoslovakian

ˌche-kə-slō-ˈvä-kē-ən

-slə-,

-ˈva-

plural Czechoslovaks or Czechoslovakians

: czech sense 3

Czechoslovak adjective

or Czechoslovakian

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1916, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Czechoslovak was in 1916

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