Czech

noun

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
Czechish adjective

Examples of Czech in a Sentence

the customs of the Czechs He learned to speak Czech.
Recent Examples on the Web Five years after the shoot, the country was separated into Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Lars Brandle, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2024 An initiative led by the Czech Republic - supported by a further 17 EU member states - has been put together outside of the EU’s structures to buy ammunition on the international markets that will be sent to Ukraine. Luke McGee, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024 Photo: Nikolaj Møller / Courtesy of Akua Almost all of the tableware is mouth-blown and hand-crafted in Murano, Italy, or Bohemia in the Czech Republic; both are areas with longstanding traditions of glass making. Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024 The presidents in the Czech Republic and Slovakia play a largely symbolic role but have the ability to check parliamentary maneuvers and legislation. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024 The Czech Republic has been leading a buyers’ group with other E.U. allies and has already secured 300,000 shells for Ukraine as its stockpiles run dangerously low. Monika Pronczuk, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024 Last year’s singles champs were Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz and Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina, while the doubles winners were India’s Rohan Bopanna and Australia’s Matthew Ebden in men’s and Czech Republic’s Barbora Krejčíková and Katerina Siniaková in women’s. Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2024 For the 2024 Golden Globes, Czech tended to the faces of Natasha Lyonne, Camila Morrone and Suki Waterhouse. Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2024 The Czech Republic announced plans to purchase two dozen F-35 aircraft in January around the same time the U.S. State Department approved Greece’s $8.6 billion purchase of 40 F-35 fighter jets. Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Feb. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Czech Čech

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Czech was in 1841

Dictionary Entries Near Czech

Cite this Entry

“Czech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Czech. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

Czech

noun
1
: 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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