Czechoslovak

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Czechoslovak

  • /ˌt͡ʃɛk.əʊˈsləʊ.væk/ UK
  • /ˌt͡ʃɛk.əˈsloʊ.væk/ US

Rhymes with -æk

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From Czech + -o- + Slovak, a calque of Czech and Slovak československý.

noun Czechoslovaks · Czecho-Slovak

  1. historical A native or inhabitant of Czechoslovakia.

    Similar: Czechoslovakian

adjective more Czechoslovak · most Czechoslovak · Czecho-Slovak

  1. historical Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Czechoslovakia or its people. The thieves got away with very little money, however—about 10 German marks, a few Czechoslovak crowns, and some 10 Belgian francs—so the share-out between four of them would be very small and disappointing.

    Similar: Czechoslovakian

proper noun Czecho-Slovak

  1. A political sociolinguistic concept used in Czechoslovakia from 1920 to 1938 for the definition of the state language of the country; the Czech and Slovak languages collectively. His name in Czechoslovak is more nearly Przsihoda, beginning with a “sneeze,” and he was born twenty years ago at Vodnany, in the then Austrian province of Bohemia.

    Similar: Czechoslovakian

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noun inhabitant

Españolchecoslovaco, checoslovaca
Portuguêschecoslovaco, tchecoslovaco, checo-eslovaco, tcheco-eslovaco
FrançaisTchécoslovaque
DeutschTschechoslowake, Tschechoslowakin
Italianocecoslovacco
ΕλληνικάΤσεχοσλοβάκος Tsechoslovákos, Τσεχοσλοβάκα Tsechoslováka
Românăcehoslovac, cehoslovacă
Русскийчехослова́к čexoslovák

adj pertaining to

Españolchecoslovaco
Portuguêschecoslovaco, tchecoslovaco, checo-eslovaco, tcheco-eslovaco
Françaistchécoslovaque
Deutschtschechoslowakisch
Italianocecoslovacco
Ελληνικάτσεχοσλοβακικός tsechoslovakikós, τσεχοσλοβάκικος tsechoslovákikos
Românăcehoslovac
Русскийчехослова́цкий čexoslováckij

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@misc{czechoslovak_2026,
  title = {Czechoslovak},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/czechoslovak},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}