Czech Republic
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- proper noun
- /tʃɛk rɪˈpʌblɪk/
- The beautiful architecture in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, attracts tourists from around the world.
- Czech Republic, Hungary
- Czech Republic, Poland
- Czech Republic, Slovakia
Examples
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The Czech Republic stands out as one of Israel's best European friends, as do Albania and Poland.
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Vaclav Havel, the president of the Czech Republic, reflects on the anomaly of a freedom liberated from morality itself.
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The past year witnessed a remarkable growth of foreign private investment, mostly in the Czech Republic.
Academic text (1993) -
The Davis Cup final this weekend between Spain and the Czech Republic will be a tie.
Blog text (24) -
Inflation in the Czech Republic was about 30 percent in early 1993 and falling.
Academic text (1995) -
Recently in the Czech Republic, there was a proposal to increase the excise tax on smoking.
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In all, I talked with twenty-five business leaders in the Czech Republic and fifteen key people in Ukraine.
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The seriousness of the issues of children smoking and using alcohol is underestimated in the Czech Republic.
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In the Czech Republic, drug policy is perceived as an interdepartmental or cross-pillar issue.
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East Central Europe, i.e., Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovenia, is composed of ethnically homogeneous countries.
Academic text (1993)
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a country of the Czechs' is directly and compositionally derived from 'Czech' (belonging to the Czech people) + 'republic' (a state governed by representatives). This is a standard proper-name formation found across many languages (e.g., French, Spanish, Chinese), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Czech Republic comes from the people called the Czechs, and one popular story says a leader named Čech led them to this land long ago. The word Republic means a state run by the 'people', so the name means 'the country of the Czechs'.