Czechoslovak

/ˌtʃɛkoʊˈsloʊˌvæk/ adjective

Relating to Czechoslovakia, a former country in central Europe that existed from 1918 until it split into Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993.

Compound of 'Czech' (from Bohemia) and 'Slovak' (from Slovakia), formed when the two regions united after World War I. The name literally combined the two ethnic groups and regions that made up the nation.

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