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Czechoslovak
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English
Alternative forms
en Czecho-Slovak
Etymology
From en Czech -o- Slovak, a en cs,sk československý 1.
Pronunciation
chăk′-ō-slō′-văk
en /ˌt͡ʃɛk.əʊˈsləʊ.væk/ RP
en /ˌt͡ʃɛk.əˈsloʊ.væk/ GA
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Czechoslovak.wav Southern England
en æk 4
Noun
en historical A native or inhabitant of Czechoslovakia.
en Czechoslovakian#Noun
Translations
inhabitant
Asturian: ast checoslovacu, ast checoslovaca
Catalan: ca txecoslovac m, ca txecoslovaca f
Czech: cs Čechoslovák m
Danish: da tjekkoslovak c
Finnish: fi tšekkoslovakialainen
French: fr Tchécoslovaque m f
Georgian: ka ჩეხოსლოვაკი, ka ჩეხოსლოვაკელი
German: de Tschechoslowake m, de Tschechoslowakin f
Greek: el Τσεχοσλοβάκος m, el Τσεχοσλοβάκα f
Irish: ga Seicslóvacach m
Italian: it cecoslovacco
Manx: gv Sheckoslovakagh m
Marathi: mr चेकोस्लोव्हाकियन
Polish: pl Czechosłowak m, pl Czechosłowaczka f
Portuguese: pt checoslovaco m Portugal, pt tchecoslovaco m Brazil, pt checo-eslovaco m Portugal, pt tcheco-eslovaco m Brazil
Romanian: ro cehoslovac m, ro cehoslovacă f
Russian: ru чехослова́к m
Spanish: es checoslovaco m, es checoslovaca f
Swedish: sv tjeckoslovak c
Turkish: tr Çekoslovak, tr Çekoslovakyalı
Ukrainian: uk чехослова́к
Adjective
en historical Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Czechoslovakia or its people.
en Czechoslovakian#Adjective
en 1943 September and October Chas. S. Lake Some Continental Travel Experiences (1922-1934)—IV Railway Magazine 288 The thieves got away with very little money, however—about 10 German marks, a few Czechoslovak crowns, and some 10 Belgian francs—so the share-out between four of them would be very small and disappointing.
Derived terms
en Czechoslovakism Czechoslovakism Czechoslovakist Czechoslovakization Czechoslovakize
Translations
pertaining to
Asturian: ast checoslovacu
Belarusian: be чэхаслава́цкі
Catalan: ca txecoslovac
Czech: cs československý
Danish: da tjekkoslovakisk
Finnish: fi tšekkoslovakialainen
French: fr tchécoslovaque
Georgian: ka ჩეხოსლოვაკური
German: de tschechoslowakisch
Greek: el τσεχοσλοβακικός, el τσεχοσλοβάκικος
Hungarian: hu csehszlovák
Irish: ga Seicslóvacach
Italian: it cecoslovacco
Latin: la Bōhēmoslovēnicus
Manx: gv Sheckoslovakagh
Polish: pl czechosłowacki
Portuguese: pt checoslovaco Portugal, pt tchecoslovaco Brazil, pt checo-eslovaco Portugal, pt tcheco-eslovaco Brazil
Romanian: ro cehoslovac
Russian: ru чехослова́цкий
Slovak: sk československý
Spanish: es checoslovaco
Swedish: sv tjeckoslovakisk
Ukrainian: uk чехослова́цький
Proper noun
A political sociolinguistic concept used in Czechoslovakia from 1920 to 1938 for the definition of the state language of the country; the Czech and Slovak languages collectively.
en Czechoslovakian#Proper noun
23 November 1920 Vasa Prihoda Appears.Czechoslovak Violinist Makes His American Debut in Carnegie Hall. https://www.nytimes.com/1920/11/23/archives/vasa-prihoda-appears-czechoslovak-violinist-makes-his-american.html His name in Czechoslovak is more nearly Przsihoda, beginning with a “sneeze,” and he was born twenty years ago at Vodnany, in the then Austrian province of Bohemia.
3 September 1934 Address in Czechoslovak to Be Required on Cables https://www.nytimes.com/1934/09/03/archives/address-in-czechoslovak-to-be-required-on-cables.html After next Jan. 1 all cablegrams and telegrams handed in abroad for Czechoslovakia must bear the name of the destination in Czechoslovak nomenclature, in accordance with an official list to be published soon. Cablegrams heretofore addressed, for instance, to Prague, Marienbad or Carlsbad will not be delivered unless the Czechoslovak equivalents of the names of these places are also appended.
5 December 1958 w:Ross Parmenter Music: Czechoslovakia; Concert Series Offers Contemporary Works https://www.nytimes.com/1958/12/05/archives/music-czechoslovakia-concert-series-offers-contemporary-works.html The set was called Six Love Songs on Medieval Texts, and its texts were in Czechoslovak, English, German, Italian and French.
16 May 1978 w:Samuel Abt Navratilova Case: Mother Still Waits https://web.archive.org/web/20180311074814/https://www.nytimes.com/1978/05/16/archives/navratilova-case-mother-still-waits-the-navratilova-story-a-mother.html Mrs. Navratilova speaks halting but serviceable English, yet even when questions were put to her in Czechoslovak through a nonprofessional interpreter, she shrugged often in answering.
24 April 1989 w:Jon Pareles Czechoslovak Band That Suffered for Its Art https://web.archive.org/web/20150525123745/https://www.nytimes.com/1989/04/24/arts/czechoslovak-band-that-suffered-for-its-art.html The music had changed, with Western rock dropped for original songs in Czechoslovak.
Translations
Czech and Slovak languages collectively
Czech: cs jazyk československý m-in, cs českoslovenština f-in
Slovak: cs jazyk československý m-in, cs Českoslovenčina f-in
See also
Czech
Slovak
Further reading
Czechoslovak language
en Nationalities