Czechoslovak

or Czech·o-Slo·vak

[ chek-uh-sloh-vak, -vahk ]

noun

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 the former Czechoslovakia.

adjective

1. of or relating to to the former Czechoslovakia, its people, or their language.

Czechoslovak

/ ˌtʃɛkəʊˈsləʊvæk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the former Czechoslovakia, its peoples, or their languages

noun

1. (loosely) either of the two mutually intelligible languages of the former Czechoslovakia; Czech or Slovak

Example Sentences

Four of them – now in their 80s and 90s – attended the ceremony for the street, which runs past a small train station from where tens of thousands of Czechoslovak Jews were deported during the Holocaust.

From BBC

Vista Outdoor reiterated its support for the proposed sale of its ammunition division to the Czechoslovak Group after a rival bidder walked away.

From New York Times

As a leading expert in his field, he worked in a senior position at the Nuclear Physics Institute of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences and was professor at Charles University.

From Seattle Times

She later became a pupil at the Czechoslovak Secondary School in Llanwrtyd Wells after the Czech government in exile rented a large home, which had once been part of a family farm estate.

From BBC

Privately-held defence and civil manufacturing company Czechoslovak Group - the biggest Czech defence company - said its ability to maintain and modernize armoured vehicles using Soviet-era standards has helped it win business in Africa.

From Reuters