[chek-uh-sloh-vak, -vahk] 
| 1. | a member of the branch of the Slavic peoples comprising the Czechs proper, the Moravians, and the Slovaks. |
| 2. | a native or inhabitant of Czechoslovakia. |
| 3. | of or pertaining to Czechoslovakia, its people, or their language. |
| Czech·o·slo·va·ki·a (chěk'ə-slə-vä'kē-ə, -slō-) 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·slo'vak, Czech'o·slo·va'ki·an adj. & n. |
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