The name of the Czech Republic derives from the Slavic tribe of Czechs (Czech: Čechové). Because the name of the country has evolved significantly over time both in Czech and other languages, it remains a source of debate and contention.
Nearly two decades after the split of Czechoslovakia into Slovakia (Slovak Republic) and the Czech Republic, the latter continues to be known by several competing names in English and Czech. "Czech Republic" (Czech: Česká republika) is the unquestioned long-form name.
The Czech term for the Czech lands (i.e. Bohemia, Moravia, Czech Silesia) is Česko. Today, it is also the official short form for the Czech Republic, first documented in 1777. Česko and its foreign equivalents (e.g. German: Tschechien, Polish: Czechy) are also the terms officially preferred by the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1993. However, the English equivalent "Czechia" /ˈtʃɛki.ə/ is rarely used in the English-speaking world.
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