Czechs

Moravians and Bohemians

Czechs are the people of Czechia (the Czech Republic), a country in Central Europe, or people of Czech descent.

The term covers both nationality and ethnicity: The Czechs voted for independence from Slovakia in 1993.

Czech functions as both the adjective and the name of the Slavic language spoken there.

culture

Dvořák

Czech Romantic composer

glassware · astronomical clock · polka · folklore · beer · dumplings · kolache · Art Nouveau

ethnicity

Bohemians

Inhabitants of historic Czech lands

expatriate · emigrant · compatriot · ancestry · heritage · identity · minority · native

history

Velvet Revolution

Czechoslovakia's nonviolent 1989 transition

Habsburg · Austro-Hungarian · Iron Curtain · Munich Agreement · Protectorate · Holy Roman Empire

geography

Prague

Czech Republic's chief city

  • BohemiaCentral European historical region
  • MoraviaCentral European historical region
  • BrnoMoravian regional capital

Central Europe · Sudetenland · Carpathian · Pilsen

politics

EU

European political-economic bloc

passport · republic · parliament · senate · president · democracy · sovereignty · independence · federation

Categories
Opposites
historical political union

CzechsSlovaks

Central European ethnic group

Slovakians · Slovakia · Bratislava

regional rivalry/contrast

CzechsSlovaks

Central European ethnic group

Germans · Austrians · Poles · Hungarians · Bavarians

slavic subgroup contrast

CzechsRussians

Citizens of largest nation

Serbs · Ukrainians · Bulgarians

Phrases
Family

Czech, Czechia, Czechoslovak, Czechoslovakia

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