Czech Republic

British

noun

a country in central Europe; formed part of Czechoslovakia until 1993; mostly wooded, with lowlands surrounding the River Morava, rising to the Bohemian plateau in the W and to highlands in the N; joined the EU in 2004. Language: Czech. Religion: Christian majority. Currency: koruna. Capital Prague. Pop: 10 162 921 (2013 est). Area: 78 864 sq km (30 450 sq miles)

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In the past 10 years, the number of American residents has nearly doubled in Spain and the Netherlands, and more than doubled in the Czech Republic.

From The Wall Street Journal

The third edition of the event is going to take place in the Czech Republic in June, after being held in Milton Keynes for the past two years.

From BBC

They could be without captain Sidney Crosby, who was forced off in their last eight win over Czech Republic with a knee injury and missed the Finland semi.

From BBC

Canada barely escaped the quarterfinals against the Czech Republic, needing a late goal to force overtime and avert disaster.

From The Wall Street Journal

When there was the discussion about the loan to Ukraine, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic were outliers.

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