Ostrava

[ Czech aw-strah-vah ]

noun
  1. a city in northern Moravia, in the northeastern Czech Republic.

  • Formerly Mo·rav·ská Os·tra·va [maw-rahf-skah aws-trah-vah], /ˈmɔ rɑf skɑ ˈɔs trɑ vɑ/, German, Mäh·risch-Os·trau [me-rish-aws-trou] /ˈmɛ rɪʃˈɔs traʊ/ .

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Ostrava

/ (Czech ˈɔstrava) /


noun
  1. an industrial city in the E Czech Republic, on the River Oder: the chief coal-mining area in the Czech Republic, in Upper Silesia. Pop: 316 000 (2005 est)

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