Czechoslovak

plural Czechoslovaks · alternative Czecho-Slovak

1. historicalA native or inhabitant of Czechoslovakia.

   Synonyms: Czechoslovakian

comparative more Czechoslovak · superlative most Czechoslovak · alternative Czecho-Slovak

1. historicalOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of Czechoslovakia or its people.

   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.

   1943 September and October, Chas. S. Lake, “Some Continental Travel Experiences (1922-1934)—IV”, in Railway Magazine, page 288

   Synonyms: Czechoslovakian

alternative Czecho-Slovak

1. 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.

   The music had changed, with Western rock dropped for original songs in Czechoslovak.

   1989 April 24, Jon Pareles, “Czechoslovak Band That Suffered for Its Art”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 May 2015

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   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.

   1920 November 23, “Vasa Prihoda Appears. […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

   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.

   1934 September 3, “Address in Czechoslovak to Be Required on Cables”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

   The set was called Six Love Songs on Medieval Texts, and its texts were in Czechoslovak, English, German, Italian and French.

   1958 December 5, Ross Parmenter, “Music: Czechoslovakia; Concert Series Offers Contemporary Works”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

   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.

   1978 May 16, Samuel Abt, “Navratilova Case: Mother Still Waits”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Mar 2018

   Synonyms: Czechoslovakian