[prahg] Pronunciation Key | a city in and the capital of the Czech Republic, in the W central part, on the Vltava: formerly capital of Czechoslovakia. 1,211,000. |
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| Prague
(präg) Pronunciation Key
The capital and largest city of the Czech Republic, in the western part of the country on the Vltava River. Known since the 9th century, it was a leading cultural and commercial center by the 14th century and came under Hapsburg rule in 1526. Prague was the capital of Czechoslovakia from the country's formation in 1918 until its dissolution in 1993. Population: 1,180,000. |
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| prague | |
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| the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic in the western part of the country; a cultural and commercial center since the 14th century |
Prague [(prahg)]
Capital of The Czech Republic, situated on both banks of the Vltava River; the republic's largest city, as well as its most important industrial city; a leading European industrial and commercial center.
Note: From the fourteenth to the early seventeenth centuries, the emperors of the Holy Roman Empire resided at Prague as well as at Vienna.
Note: In 1968, Prague was the center of Czech resistance to invasion by the Soviet Union.
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Prague, NE (village, FIPS 39975) Location: 41.30971 N, 96.80859 W
Population (1990): 282 (138 housing units)
Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 68050
Prague, OK (city, FIPS 60500) Location: 35.48822 N, 96.69427 W
Population (1990): 2308 (1070 housing units)
Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 74864
New Prague, MN (city, FIPS 45808) Location: 44.54655 N, 93.57400 W
Population (1990): 3569 (1398 housing units)
Area: 6.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 56071
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