Czech means belonging or relating to the Czech Republic, or to its people, language, or culture.
2. countable noun
A Czech is a person who comes from the Czech Republic.
3. uncountable noun
Czech is the language spoken in the Czech Republic.
Czech in British English
(tʃɛk)
adjective
1.
a.
of, relating to, or characteristic of the Czech Republic, its people, or its language
b.
of, relating to, or characteristic of Bohemia and Moravia, their people, or their language
c.
(loosely) of, relating to, or characteristic of the former Czechoslovakia or its people
noun
2.
the official language of the Czech Republic, belonging to the West Slavonic branch of the Indo-European family; also spoken in Slovakia. Czech and Slovak are closely related and mutually intelligible
3.
a.
a native or inhabitant of the Czech Republic
b.
a native or inhabitant of Bohemia or Moravia
c.
(loosely) a native, inhabitant, or citizen of the former Czechoslovakia
Word origin
C19: from Polish, from Czech Čech
Czech in American English1
(tʃɛk)
noun
1.
a Bohemian or Moravian Slav, or a Silesian Slav of the Czech Republic
2.
the West Slavic language of the Czechs
3. Loosely
a person born or living in Czechoslovakia
4.
a person born or living in the Czech Republic
adjective
5.
of the Czechs or their language or culture
Czech in American English2
Czechoslovakia
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In other languages
Czech
British English: Czech /tʃɛk/ ADJECTIVE
Czech means belonging or relating to the Czech Republic, or to its people, language, or culture.
American English: Czech
Arabic: تشِيكيّ
Brazilian Portuguese: checo
Chinese: 捷克的
Croatian: češki
Czech: český
Danish: tjekkisk fra
Dutch: Tsjechisch
European Spanish: checo
Finnish: tšekkiläinen
French: tchèque
German: tschechisch
Greek: τσεχικός
Italian: ceco
Japanese: チェコの
Korean: 체코의
Norwegian: tsjekkisk
Polish: czeski
European Portuguese: checo
Romanian: ceh
Russian: чешский
Latin American Spanish: checo
Swedish: tjeckisk
Thai: เกี่ยวกับสาธารณรัฐเช็ค
Turkish: Çek
Ukrainian: чеський
Vietnamese: thuộc Séc
British English: Czech /tʃɛk/ NOUN
person A Czech is a person who comes from the Czech Republic.
American English: Czech person
Arabic: تشِيكيّ person
Brazilian Portuguese: checo pessoa
Chinese: 捷克人
Croatian: Čeh
Czech: Čech
Danish: tjekke
Dutch: Tsjech
European Spanish: checo
Finnish: tšekki
French: Tchèque
German: Tscheche Person
Greek: Τσέχος πρόσωπο
Italian: ceco
Japanese: チェコ人
Korean: 체코 사람
Norwegian: tsjekker
Polish: Czech
European Portuguese: checo pessoa
Romanian: ceh
Russian: чех
Latin American Spanish: checo
Swedish: tjeck
Thai: ชาวเช็ค
Turkish: Çek kişi
Ukrainian: чех
Vietnamese: người Séc
British English: Czech /tʃɛk/ NOUN
languageCzech is the language spoken in the Czech Republic.