| a former republic in central Europe: formed after World War I; comprised Bohemia, Moravia, Slovakia, and part of Silesia: a federal republic 1968–92. 49,383 sq. mi. (127,903 sq. km). Capital: Prague. Formerly, Czech and Slovak Federative Republic; (1990–92), Czech⋅o⋅slo⋅vak So⋅ialist Repub⋅lic (1948–89). |