Havel

[ hah-vel ]

noun

1. Vá·clav [vahts, -lahf], 1936–2011, Czech writer and political leader: president of Czechoslovakia 1989–92; president of the Czech Republic 1993–2003.

Havel

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/ ˈhaːfəl /

noun

1. a river in E Germany, flowing south to Berlin, then west and north to join the River Elbe. Length: about 362 km (225 miles)

Havel

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/ ˈhavɛl /

noun

1. HavelVáclav1936MCzechTHEATRE: dramatistPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state Václav (ˈvʌtslav). 1936–2011, Czech dramatist and statesman: founder of the Civil Forum movement for political change: president of Czechoslovakia (1989–92) and of the Czech Republic (1993–2003). His plays include The Garden Party (1963) and Redevelopment (1989)

Example Sentences

Mr. Havel served as the first president of post-communist Czechoslovakia, the state that in 1993 split amicably into the Czech Republic and the Republic of Slovakia.

From New York Times

In Germany, the Havel and the Zusam, a tributary of the Danube in Bavaria, are river basins that have a low flood complexity.

From Science Daily

In December 1978, he established the foundation to support those in Czechoslovakia who signed the Charter 77 human rights manifesto co-drafted by then dissident Václav Havel.

From Seattle Times

He later became chancellor under his friend Vaclav Havel when the latter was elected president.

From New York Times

Rushdie said Havel was “kind of a hero of mine” who was “able to be an artist at the same time as being an activist.”

From Seattle Times