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. |
Czechoslovakian [ˌtʃɛkəʊsləʊˈvækɪən]
adj
(Placename) (Linguistics / Languages) (Social Science / Peoples) of, relating to, or characteristic of the former republic of Czechoslovakia, its peoples, or their languages
n
(Social Science / Peoples) a native or inhabitant of the former republic of Czechoslovakia
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| Noun | 1. |  Czechoslovakian - 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 |
| Adj. | 1. | Czechoslovakian - of or relating to Czechoslovakia or its people or their language; "The Czech border"; "Czechoslovak nationalists"; "The Czechoslovakian population" |
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