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Czech Republic
Republic of Northern Cyprus, but only Turkey officially
recognizes it as a country. Cyprus joined the EU in 2004.
—Cypriot /'sɪpriət/ n, adj
Cy·ril·lic /sɪ'rɪlɪk/ adj Cyrillic writing is written in the
alphabet used for Russian, Bulgarian, and some other Sla-
vonic languages: a Cyrillic typewriter
cyst /sɪst/ n an enclosed hollow growth in or on the body,
containing liquid matter: She had an operation to remove a
cyst. | a benign/malignant cyst
cys·tic fi·bro·sis /ˌsɪstɪk fa'broʊss/ n [U] a long-lasting
serious disease that some people are born with which dam-
ages the GLANDS of the body. It sometimes results in early
death.
cyst·i·tis /sɪ'staɪtɪs/ n [U] a disease of the BLADDER, espe-
cially of women, in which water must be passed frequently
from the body, often with pain and difficulty
cy·tol·o·gy /saɪ'tɑlədʒi‖-'tɑː-/ n [U] the scientific study of
cells —gist n
Cy Young A·ward, the /ˌsaɪ ˌjʌŋ əˌwɔːrd‖-əˌwɔːrd/ a prize
given every year to the most successful PITCHER (=the player
who throws the ball) in the AMERICAN LEAGUE and the
NATIONAL LEAGUE of US BASEBALL. It is named after the
famous pitcher Cy YOUNG.
czar, tsar, tzar /zɑːr , tsɑːr/ n (until 1917) the male ruler of
Russia → see also DRUG CZAR
cza·ri·na, tsarina, tzarina /zɑː'riːnə, tsɑː-/ n (until
1917) the female ruler of Russia, or the wife of the czar
czar·is·m, tsarism, tzarism /'zɑːrɪzəm, 'tsɑː-/ n [U] the
system of government in Russia until 1917, when the
country was ruled by the czar —czarist, tsarist adj, n
Czech·o·slo·vak·i·a /ˌtʃekəsləʊ'vækiə, -'vɑː-/ a former
country in central Europe, which divided in 1993 into two
separate countries, the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Czech Re·pub·lic /ˌtʃek rɪ'pʌblɪk/ a country in central
Europe, between Germany, Poland, Slovakia, and Austria.
Population: 10,249,216 (2003). Capital: Prague. From 1918
to 1993 it was part of the country known as Czechoslovakia.
Czech Republic joined the EU in 2004. —Czech n, adj