How to Say "Czechoslovakia" in Czech

Československo

[ˈt͡ʃɛskoslovɛnsko]neuter

The English phrase "Czechoslovakia" is translated into Czech as Československo.

Československo is the name of the former country located in Central Europe.

Meaning: former country in Central Europe (name)

How does it change in a sentence?

Československo is a neuter noun, which affects the endings of the adjectives and verbs used with it in a sentence. When expressing possession or origin, such as "the history of Czechoslovakia", use the genitive form Československa. The dative and locative forms are Československu, which are used after certain prepositions like v (in) or k (to).

Did you know?

Although the country no longer exists, Československo is still frequently used in Czech to refer to a specific nostalgic era of architecture and design known as 'Brussels style'.
While Československo refers to the combined state, the word Čech used within it comes from a root that is historically linked to the word for 'human' in many Slavic languages.
The ending -sko in Československo is a productive suffix in Czech used to transform the name of a people into a territory, functioning like the English suffix 'land'.

Examples in context

Československo mám hodně rád.
I like Czechoslovakia a lot.
This sentence is useful for expressing a preference for Československo.
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Byl jsem na výletě v Československu.
I was on a trip to Czechoslovakia.
V roce 1993 se Československo rozdělilo na dvě samostatné země.
In 1993, Czechoslovakia split into two separate countries.
Můj dědeček byl občanem Československa.
My grandfather was a citizen of Czechoslovakia.
Československo už neexistuje.
Czechoslovakia no longer exists.
Pamatuji si staré Československo.
I remember the old Czechoslovakia.