EPISODE · Nov 14, 2022 · 3 MIN
Linguist: “I don’t like Czechia – but I think it will be adopted”
from Radio Prague International - Topic «Czech language course»
Proponents of “Czechia” got a boost this month, when Olympic officials in Prague asked the International Olympic Committee to register it in its database of country names. But will the short name ever replace the official “the Czech Republic” in common speech? I discussed the matter with leading Czech linguist Karel Oliva.
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