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.
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That may have meant a lot back in the days of the Prague Spring and the Czech New Wave filmmakers such as Milos Forman, Ivan Passer, Jiri Menzel, et al, but by 1994, the ‘60s were a long time ago and there was not so much action in the East. Steven Gaydos, Variety, 9 May 2025 In addition to the English-language markets, versions will be published in Spanish, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Danish, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Japanese, Polish and Czech. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 May 2025 Other contenders David Pastrnak is back for the defending champion Czech Republic after his Boston Bruins didn’t advance to the playoffs. Karel Janicek, Denver Post, 8 May 2025 In 2017, at the Czech Lion Awards, he was presented with an honorary prize for unique contribution to Czech film. Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for Czech

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

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“Czech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Czech. Accessed 18 May. 2025.

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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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