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To: lizol

How about "Czechovia"?
"Czechistan" seems a little harsh.


10 posted on 05/24/2005 10:52:42 AM PDT by Vicomte13 (Et alors?)
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To: Vicomte13

The Czechs themselves call it Cechy (pronounced "chechy", the second "ch" being hard as in "challah" bread). I suppose Bohemia would do.


11 posted on 05/24/2005 11:14:09 AM PDT by hepcat620
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I have no idea. But this is something I'm really confused about.

It's always Czech Republic - on TV, in newspapers, everywhere. And sometimes this part "Republic" doesn't fit.

Like my country's official name is the Republic of Poland. But usually it's called Poland.

And I don't know how to call land of the Czechs if I don't want to say, that it's a republic (Czechland, Czechia maybe???).
12 posted on 05/24/2005 11:16:44 AM PDT by lizol
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To: Vicomte13; lizol

"How about "Czechovia"?
"Czechistan" seems a little harsh."

The proper name is Bohemia. It is the old, mediaevel-Latin name of that country. Czechistan? Oh, please! What about Englishstan?


37 posted on 05/27/2005 4:05:44 PM PDT by j23
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