Czech — may refer to: Czech cuisine Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe Czech language Czechs, the people of the area One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech and Rus The word is also contained in the names of some… … Wikipedia
czech — czech·ish; czech·ize; czech·o·slo·va·kia; czech; czech·o·slo·vak; … English syllables
Czech — ► NOUN 1) a person from the Czech Republic or (formerly) Czechoslovakia. 2) the Slavic language spoken in the Czech Republic, closely related to Slovak. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to the Czech Republic. ORIGIN Polish spelling of the Czech … English terms dictionary
Czech — (ch[e^]k; 204), prop. n. 1. One of the Czechs. [1913 Webster] 2. The language of the Czechs (often called Bohemian), the harshest and richest of the Slavic languages. [1913 Webster] 3. Of or pertaining to Czechoslovakia or the Czech Republic.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Czech — Czech1 [chek] n. 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 adj. of the… … English World dictionary
Czech|ic — «CHEHK ihk», adjective. = Czech. (Cf. ↑Czech) … Useful english dictionary
Czech — said to be from the name of an ancestral chief, but perhaps from a source akin to Czech ДЌeta army … Etymology dictionary
Czech — is now the settled (Polish) form of the adjective relating to Czechoslovakia (now two States, the Czech Republic and Slovakia) … Modern English usage
Czech — Czech, nach der Sage der erste Herzog von Böhmen, s.d. (Gesch.); daher Czechen, so v.w. Böhmen, u. Czechische Sprache, so v.w. Böhmische Sprache … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Czech — (spr. tsch ), 1) Franz Hermann, Priester des Piaristenordens, geb. 20. Sept. 1788 zu Münchengrätz in Böhmen, gest. 28. Juli 1847 in Nikolsburg, trat 1808 zu Leipnik in Mähren in den genannten Orden, wurde Lehrer am Gymnasium xzu Nikolsburg und… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
