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Definition: Prague from Collins English Dictionary

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1 the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic, on the Vltava River: a rich commercial centre during the Middle Ages; site of Charles University (1348) and a technical university (1707); scene of defenestrations (1419 and 1618) that contributed to the outbreak of the Hussite Wars and the Thirty Years' War respectively. Pop: 1 164 000 (2005 est) Czech name: Praha


Prague

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(präg, prāg), Czech Praha , Ger. Prag , city (1993 pop. 1,216,500), capital and largest city of the Czech Republic and former capital of Czechoslovakia , on both banks of the Vltava (Ger. Moldau ) River. A road, rail, and air transportation hub, the city also has an inland harbor that is the terminus of shipping on the Vltava river. Prague is a leading European commercial and industrial center and is the Czech Republic's most important industrial city. There are large engineering plants, machine-building and machine tool enterprises, printing and publishing houses, electronics factories, chemical plants, and breweries. Prague is also the see of a Roman Catholic archbishop, an Eastern Orthodox archbishop, and the archbishop of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church. Educational and cultural facilities in the city include Charles Univ. (founded 1348), one of the oldest and most famous in Europe; a technical university (1707); the Czech Academy of Sciences; the National Gallery; the National…
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
(Praha) Capital of the Czech Republic, on the River Vltava. Founded in the 9th century, it grew rapidly after Wenceslaus I established a German settlement in 1232. In the 14th century it was the capital of Bohemia . It was the capital of the Czechoslovak republic (1918-93). It was occupied in World…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(präg, prāg), Czech Praha , Ger. Prag , city (1993 pop. 1,216,500), capital and largest city of the Czech Republic and former capital of Czechoslovakia , on both banks of the Vltava (Ger. Moldau ) River. A road, rail, and air transportation hub, the city also has an inland harbor that is the…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
City and capital of the Czech Republic on the River Vltava; population (2001) 1,169,100. Industries include cars, aircraft, chemicals, paper and printing, clothing, brewing, and food processing. It was the capital of Czechoslovakia 1918–93. Features Charles University, founded in 1348 by Emperor…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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City (pop., 2001 est.: 1,178,576), capital of the Czech Republic. Situated on both sides of the Vltava River , the site was settled as early as the 9th century ce . By the 14th century it was one of Europe’s leading cultural and trade centres. It was the focal point of opposition to the Habsburg s…
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
City, ✽ of Czech Republic and formerly ✽ of Czechoslovakia, on both sides of the Vltava (Moldau) River; pop. (2003p) 1,162,179; major commercial and industrial center, producing aircraft, motor vehicles, machine tools, chemicals; food processing, printing, brewing; cathedral (begun 14th cent.); …
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From The New Penguin Dictionary of Music
Cultural centre of the Czechs since the Middle Ages. Its court, churches and university (founded 1348, the first in central Europe) made for a rich musical life, muted by the Habsburg conquest of 1620. But then the Jesuits, brought in to re-establish Catholicism in a city that had been waywardly…
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1968 Czechoslovakia became fully communist in February 1948 and was a member of both the Warsaw Pact and the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON, the Soviet counterpart to the Marshall Plan). As such, it had very close ties to the Soviet Union, politically as well as economically. During…
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From Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
The brief period of liberalizing and democratizing reform in Czechoslovakia in 1968 after Alexander Dubček (1921–92) became first secretary of the Communist Party (January 1968). The reforms were dismantled following the invasion of Soviet-led forces on the night of 20–21 August 1968. Prague was the…
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Full text Article Maharal of Prague

From Encyclopedia of World Religions: Encyclopedia of Judaism
Also known as: Rabbi Judah Loew Ben Bezalel (b. 1525–d. 1609) Polish-born Czech rabbi and mystic Rabbi Judah Loew Ben Bezalel, commonly known as the Maharal of Prague or as Der Hohe, the Eminent, was born in 1525 in Poland, the fourth son of a distinguished family of rabbis. For 20 years, from 1553…
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Full text Article Signal: Prague Light Festival

From Cultural Studies: Holidays Around the World
Signal: Prague Light Festival is an artistic light show that has become one of the most popular cultural events in the Czech Republic. During the event, the city of Prague, with its historic buildings, streets, parks, and squares, is transformed into a virtual gallery of visual art. More than 30…
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