15 ms·
I always wondered is there some particular reason why Czechia wasn't pushed as a geographical name right from the start (in most slavic languages it was already
by emptyfile 9y ago
I always wondered is there some particular reason why Czechia wasn't pushed as a geographical name right from the start (in most slavic languages it was already translated as such)?
Isn't Česká or something a used word in czech?
- smcl 9y agoYep - it's the feminine form of the adjective meaning "Czech" ("republika" being "republic" - a feminine word). Not to be confused with the similar "Čechy" which refers to Bohemia - the western half of Czech Republic. I'm not sure why Czechia wasn't pushed from the start. Might be worth remembering that the official name for Slovakia is actually "Slovak Republic" - so maybe their short version only caught on since people were used to the "-slovakia" part of Czechoslovakia?