单词 | czechoslovakia |
释义 | Czechoslovakia[ chek-uh-sluh-vah-kee-uh, -vak-ee-uh ] / ˌtʃɛk ə sləˈvɑ ki ə, -ˈvæk i ə / nouna former republic in central Europe: formed after World War I; comprised Bohemia, Moravia, Slovakia, and part of Silesia: a federal republic 1968–92. 49,383 sq. mi. (127,903 sq. km). Capital: Prague. Formerly Czech and Slovak Federative Republic , Czecho·slovak Socialist Republic . OTHER WORDS FROM CzechoslovakiaCzech·o·slo·va·ki·an, Czech·o-Slo·va·ki·an, adjective, nounnon-Czech·o·slo·va·ki·an, adjective, nounpro-Czech·o·slo·va·ki·an, adjective, nounWords nearby Czechoslovakiaczarism, czarist, czaritza, Czech, Czechoslovak, Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovakian, Czech Republic, Czernowitz, Czerny, Czerny-Lembert suture Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for CzechoslovakiaBritish Dictionary definitions for CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia / (ˌtʃɛkəʊsləʊˈvækɪə) / nouna former republic in central Europe: formed after the defeat of Austria-Hungary (1918) as a nation of Czechs in Bohemia and Moravia and Slovaks in Slovakia; occupied by Germany from 1939 until its liberation by the Soviet Union in 1945; became a people's republic under the Communists in 1948; invaded by Warsaw Pact troops in 1968, ending Dubček's attempt to liberalize communism; in 1989 popular unrest led to the resignation of the politburo and the formation of a non-Communist government. It consisted of two federal republics, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, which separated in 1993Czech name: Československo See also Czech Republic, Slovakia Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia [ (chek-uh-sluh-vah-kee-uh) ] Former republic in central Europe, bordered by Poland to the north, Germany to the north and west, Ukraine to the east, and Austria and Hungary to the south. Its capital and largest city was Prague. notes for CzechoslovakiaCommunists seized complete control of the government in 1948. During the 1960s, a movement toward liberalization effected many democratizing reforms. An alarmed Soviet Union, along with its Warsaw Pact allies, put an abrupt end to the movement by invading Prague in 1968. notes for CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia was created by the union of the Czech lands and Slovakia, which took place in 1918, as the Austro-Hungarian Empire fell apart. notes for CzechoslovakiaThe Munich Pact partitioned Czechoslovakia in 1938, giving one of its regions, the Sudetenland, to Germany in an attempt to avoid war. notes for CzechoslovakiaThe country surrendered to German control in 1939 and was liberated by American and Soviet forces at the end of World War II. notes for CzechoslovakiaThe communist government, confronted by mass pro-democracy demonstrations, resigned in 1989. In 1991, the last Soviet troops left the country. The end of communist rule resulted in the split of the republic into two independent states, The Czech Republic and Slovakia, in 1993. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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