Englishfor English speakers
ahold
noun
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(informal) A hold, grip, grasp.
Czech
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adjective
(= Czechoslovakian)
of or relating to Czechoslovakia or its people or their language
The Czech border
Czechoslovak nationalists
The Czechoslovakian population
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noun
a native of inhabitant of the Czech Republic
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noun
the Slavic language of Czechs
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noun
(= Czechoslovakian)
a native or inhabitant of the former republic of Czechoslovakia
republic
Noun
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A republic is a country that has leaders elected that are by the people.
Many have pointed out that the United States is a republic, not a pure democracy.