Czechoslovakia
pronunciation
How to pronounce Czechoslovakia in British English:
UK [ˈtʃekəusləuˈvɑ:kiə]
How to pronounce Czechoslovakia in American English:
US [ˌtʃɛkəsləˈvɑkiə, -oslo-]
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- Noun:
- a former republic in central Europe; divided into Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993
Word Origin
- Czechoslovakia (n.)
- Central European nation from 1919-1992, from Czecho-, Latinized comb. form of Czech + Slovakia (see Slovak).
Example
- 1. Outsiders tend to have a soft spot for czechoslovakia .
- 2. The end of the prague spring plunged czechoslovakia into depression .
- 3. Also in 1982 , czechoslovakia used three keepers .
- 4. During the nazi occupation several popular film comedies were made in czechoslovakia .
- 5. As I 've said the revolutionary ethos in czechoslovakia has long since vanished .