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noun
1.
a member of the most westerly branch of the Slavs, comprising the Bohemians, or Czechs proper, and, sometimes, the Moravians.
2.
the language of Bohemia and Moravia, a Slavic language similar to Slovak.
3.
(loosely) Czechoslovak.
adjective
4.
Also, Czech·ish. of or pertaining to Czechoslovakia, its people, or their language.
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Czechish
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Related forms
non-Czech, adjective, noun
pro-Czech, adjective, noun
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
Czech
said to be from the name of an ancestral chief, but perhaps from a source akin to Czech četa "army."
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