Czech·o·slo·va·ki·a (ch k  -sl-vä k -, -sl -) A former country of central Europe. It was formed in 1918 from Czech- and Slovak-speaking territories of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Communists gained control of the government after World War II and stayed in power until late 1989 when demands for democratic political reform forced Communist leaders to resign. In 1993 the country split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Czech o·slovak, Czecho·slo·vaki·an adj. & n. |
Czechoslovak [ˌtʃɛkəʊˈsləʊvæk]
adj
(Placename) (Linguistics / Languages) (Social Science / Peoples) of, relating to, or characteristic of the former Czechoslovakia, its peoples, or their languages
n
(Linguistics / Languages) (loosely) either of the two mutually intelligible languages of the former Czechoslovakia; Czech or Slovak
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| Noun | 1. |  Czechoslovak - a native or inhabitant of the former republic of CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia - a former republic in central Europe; divided into Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993 European - a native or inhabitant of Europe |
Translations
Czechoslovak [ˌtʃɛkəʊˈsləʊvæk] Czechoslovakian [ˈtʃɛkəʊsləˈvækɪən]
1. adj → cecoslovacco/a
2. n (person) → cecoslovacco/a; (language) → cecoslovacco
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