Prague
[prɑ:ɡ]
Definition
(noun.) the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic in the western part of the country; a cultural and commercial center since the 14th century.
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Examples
- The crusaders beleaguered Prague, but failed to take it, and they experienced a series of reverses that ended in their retreat from Bohemia. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- About 1525 Jacob Zech of Prague invented the fusee, which was re-invented and improved by the celebrated Dr. Hooke, 125 years later. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- This was Miss Maria's return for George's rudeness about the Battle of Prague. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- A colleague of Huss, Jerome of Prague, was burnt in the following year. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It dispersed after an insurrection at Prague had been suppressed by Austrian troops. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Sing something, anything but the Battle of Prague. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I have come incognito from Prague for the purpose of consulting you. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The sisters began to play the Battle of Prague. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- A very interesting Pan-Slavic conference held at Prague foreshadowed many of the territorial readjustments of 1919. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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