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Czechoslovak

Czechoslovak

4 6.9
Relating to the former country of Czechoslovakia, its people, or its culture
  • adjective
  • /ˌtʃɛkəˈsloʊvæk/
: checoslovaco
  • This is the story behind the Czechoslovak Legion and its struggle to get back home.
  • Czechoslovak Republic
  • Czechoslovak Charter
  • Czechoslovak Constitution

And there I'll leave you hanging for the tale of the Czechoslovak Legion crossing Russia.

Examples

  • The Czechoslovak Charter, for example, makes the right to own property a fundamental right, subject to certain social obligations.

    Academic text (1991)
  • No one should forget, however, that East European armies—with the sole exception of the Czechoslovak military—all have a history of coup activity.

    Academic text (1998)
  • For example, Article 30 of the 1960 Czechoslovak Constitution provided that:

    Academic text (1991)
  • I will resign as president of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic.

  • The German minority, citizens of the Czechoslovak Republic, have been seen as traitors ever since.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Again, the Czechoslovak Constitution offers a good example, though the Czechoslovak regime may have been the most extreme in its hostility to private capital.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Reports arrived of German troop concentrations near the Czechoslovak frontier.

    Blog text (18)
  • Additionally, Article 2 of the Czechoslovak Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms declares:

    Academic text (1991)
  • To make the rule of law meaningful, whether for official action affecting human rights or for any other kind of official action, the Czechoslovak Charter provides that anyone who claims that his or her rights have been violated by official action may go to court to review the legality of that action.

    Academic text (1991)
  • My grandmother often shares stories about her childhood in a small Czechoslovak village.

Synonyms

Czechoslovakian
vsCzechoslovak
5 8.3

Relating to the former country Czechoslovakia in central Europe, its people or its language

is broader, also referring to the nation's culture as well as people and language

Surface Forms

Czechoslovak positive

Morphology

Czechoslovak = Czech + Slovak (transparent) = czech + slovak

Adjectival meaning formed by compounding the two national names (Czech + Slovak); the relation to Czechoslovakia is straightforward.

Etymology

Czechoslovak comes from the two names Czech and Slovak and from the country name Czechoslovakia, which means 'land of the Czechs and Slovaks'. So Czechoslovak describes things, people, or culture that came from that former country.