Etymology. Street musicians in Prague playing a polka. The term polka referring to the dance is believed to derive from the Czech words "pulka", meaning "half-step" and "Polka" meaning "woman" (feminine form corresponding to Polak, a Pole). [1] Czech cultural historian Čeněk Zíbrt attributes the term to the Czech word půlka (half
It is the only official language in the Czech Republic, spoken by 96% of the population. Further languages spoken in the Czech Republic are Slovak, German, Polish and Romani. Since Czech shares the same roots as Slovak, speakers of each language are able to communicate without too much problem, although there are dialects that are hard to
My personal preference is using the Czech Republic in spoken language (still haven't gotten used to the short version) but in a written text, I usually use Czechia, especially if it repeats in the text to save some time.
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