Czech Republic

English

Etymology

Calque of Czech Česká republika.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈtʃɛk ɹɪˈpʌblɪk/
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  • Rhymes: -ʌblɪk

Proper noun

the Czech Republic

  1. A country in Central Europe. Capital and largest city: Prague. Until 1993, part of Czechoslovakia.
    • 2017 March 2, Eliza Mackintosh, “No more excuses on resettling refugees, European Commission warns”, in CNN[1]:
      Hungary, Austria and Poland are still refusing to participate in the resettlement plan, due to end in September. Other Eastern European countries, such as the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovakia, are only doing so on a limited basis, the commission said.

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  • Appendix:Countries of the world