Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Czech Republic
poised to change name to 'Czechia'
Czech [tʃɛk] Republic. It may be
more famous for its historic capital city, Prague.
The country
was occupied by Germany during WWII, and became a communism country as Czechoslovakia
in 1948 under Soviet influence. In 1989, a new republic was formed but peacefully
dissolved in 1993, forming two independent states, Czech Republic and Slovakia.
It is now one of the most peaceful, stable and well-organized countries in the
EU.
So why do they
want to be called 'Czechia' [tʃɛkiə]? Is that one of the “change-the-status”
trends this year like New Zealand’s flag referendum and soon-to-be-voted Brexit?
Enjoy reading
and thinking which name makes you more familiar with the historic and exotic
state.
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