Prague

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/pɹɑːɡ/obsolete/pɹeɪ̯ɡ/

proper noun

The capital city of the Czech Republic; the former capital of Czechoslovakia; the former capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The capital city of the Czech Republic; the former capital of Czechoslovakia; the former capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia.

    I said, I've always wanted to visit Prague.

    1998 June 3, “Conjoined Fetus Lady”, in South Park, season 2, episode 5
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    The Czech Republic, like most countries, only formally recognises Beijing and not Taipei, but in recent years has grown ⁠closer to Taiwan, a powerhouse in the semiconductor industry, and has seen growing investment from it. Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung visited Prague earlier ⁠in May and spoke at a forum in the city.

    2026 May 31, Michael Kahn, “China criticizes Czech Senate President's trip to Taiwan”, in Deepa Babington, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 05 Jun 2026

    Synonyms: Praha

  2. metonymicallyThe Czech government.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe capital city of the Czech Republic; the former capital of Czechoslovakia; the former capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia.

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Origin

  1. Slavic
  2. GermanPrag
  3. EnglishPrague

From German Prag, from Slavic. See Czech Praha for further origin. Doublet of Praha.

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Translations

Afrikaans Praag
  • Praagcapital city of Czechia
Arabic بْرَاغ
  • بْرَاغ (brāg)capital city of Czechia
Basque Praga
  • Pragacapital city of Czechia
Bengali প্রাগ
  • প্রাগ (prag)capital city of Czechia
Bulgarian Пра́га, пражки
  • Пра́га (Prága)capital city of Czechia
  • пражки (pražki)attributive form of Prague
Catalan Praga, praguès
  • Pragacapital city of Czechia
  • praguèsattributive form of Prague
Chinese Cantonese 布拉格
  • 布拉格 (bou³ laai¹ gaak³)capital city of Czechia
Chinese Mandarin 布拉格
  • 布拉格 (Bùlāgé)capital city of Czechia
Czech Praha, pražský
  • Prahacapital city of Czechia
  • pražskýattributive form of Prague
Danish Prag
  • Pragcapital city of Czechia
Dutch Praag, Praagse
  • Praagcapital city of Czechia
  • Praagseattributive form of Prague
Esperanto Prago
  • Pragocapital city of Czechia
Estonian Praha
  • Prahacapital city of Czechia
Finnish Praha, prahalainen
  • Prahacapital city of Czechia
  • prahalainenattributive form of Prague
French Prague, pragois
  • Praguecapital city of Czechia
  • pragoisattributive form of Prague
  • praguoisattributive form of Prague
German Prag, Prager
  • Pragcapital city of Czechia
  • Pragerattributive form of Prague
  • pragischattributive form of Prague
Greek Πράγα
  • Πράγα (Prága)capital city of Czechia
Hebrew פראג, פְּרָג
  • פראגcapital city of Czechia
  • פְּרָג (prag)capital city of Czechia
Hindi प्राग
  • प्राग (prāg)capital city of Czechia
Hungarian Prága, prágai
  • Prágacapital city of Czechia
  • prágaiattributive form of Prague
Icelandic Prag
  • Pragcapital city of Czechia
Indonesian Praha
  • Prahacapital city of Czechia
Irish Prág
  • Prágcapital city of Czechia
Italian Praga, praghese
  • Pragacapital city of Czechia
  • pragheseattributive form of Prague
Japanese プラハ
  • プラハ (Puraha)capital city of Czechia
Korean 프라하
  • 프라하 (Peuraha)capital city of Czechia
Latin Praga, pragensis
  • Pragacapital city of Czechia
  • pragensisattributive form of Prague
Latvian Prāga
  • Prāgacapital city of Czechia
Lithuanian Praha
  • Prahacapital city of Czechia
Malay Praha, Prague
  • Prahacapital city of Czechia
  • Praguecapital city of Czechia
Norwegian Bokmål Praha
  • Prahacapital city of Czechia
Persian پراگ
  • پراگ (perâg)capital city of Czechia
Polish Praga, praski
  • Pragacapital city of Czechia
  • praskiattributive form of Prague
Portuguese Praga, praguense
  • Pragacapital city of Czechia
  • praguenseattributive form of Prague
Romanian Praga
  • Pragacapital city of Czechia
Russian Пра́га, пра́жский
  • Пра́га (Prága)capital city of Czechia
  • пра́жский (prážskij)attributive form of Prague
Scottish Gaelic Pràg
  • Pràgcapital city of Czechia
Slovak Praha, pražský
  • Prahacapital city of Czechia
  • pražskýattributive form of Prague
Spanish Praga, praguense
  • Pragacapital city of Czechia
  • praguenseattributive form of Prague
Swedish Prag
  • Pragcapital city of Czechia
Tagalog Praga
  • Pragacapital city of Czechia
Tamil பிராகா
  • பிராகா (pirākā)capital city of Czechia
Thai ปราก
  • ปราก (bpráak)capital city of Czechia
Turkish Prag, Praglı
  • Pragcapital city of Czechia
  • Praglıattributive form of Prague
Ukrainian Пра́га, пра́зький
  • Пра́га (Práha)capital city of Czechia
  • пра́зький (prázʹkyj)attributive form of Prague
Urdu پراگ
  • پراگ (prāg)capital city of Czechia
Vietnamese Pra-ha, Thiệp Khẩu
  • Pra-hacapital city of Czechia
  • Thiệp Khẩucapital city of Czechia
Welsh Prag
  • Pragcapital city of Czechia
Yiddish פּראַג
  • פּראַג (prag)capital city of Czechia

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APA

Prague. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prague

MLA

“Prague.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prague. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Prague,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prague.

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