English Words Starting With C

• czarism

  nounC2
  /ˈzɑːr.ɪ.zəm/The autocratic system of government in Russia before the 1917 revolution, ruled by a czar (emperor).
• czarist

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈzɑːrɪst/Relating to the Russian tsars (emperors) or the political system of imperial Russia before 1917.
• czaritza

  nounLow
  /zɑːˈriːtsə/A female Russian ruler or monarch, especially the wife of a czar; an empress.
• czech

  adjectivenounB1
  /tʃɛk/A native or inhabitant of the Czech Republic, or the West Slavic language spoken there; relating to the Czech Republic, its people, or their language.
• czech republic

  nounB1
  /ˌtʃek rɪˈpʌblɪk/A sovereign country in Central Europe, bordered by Germany, Austria, Slovakia, and Poland. The state formed after the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993.
• czechoslovak

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˌtʃɛkə(ʊ)ˈsləʊvæk/Relating to the former Central European country of Czechoslovakia (1918–1992) or its people.
• czechoslovakia

  nounC1
  /ˌtʃek.ə.sləʊˈvæk.i.ə/A former sovereign state in Central Europe that existed from 1918 until its peaceful dissolution into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993.
• czechoslovakian

  adjectivenounRare
  /ˌtʃɛkə(ʊ)sləˈvækiən/Of or relating to Czechoslovakia, a former country in Central Europe that existed from 1918 to 1992.
• czernowitz

  nounVery Low
  /ˈtʃɜːnəvɪts/A historical city, the former capital of Bukovina, now known as Chernivtsi in Ukraine.
• czerny

  nounC1
  /ˈtʃɜːni/A proper noun; the surname of an influential Austrian composer, pianist, and teacher, Carl Czerny (1791-1857), known primarily for his piano études and pedagogical works.
• czestochowa

  nounLow
  /ˌtʃɛnstəˈkəʊvə/A city in southern Poland, known primarily as the site of the Jasna Góra Monastery and the venerated icon of the Black Madonna.
• cædmon

  nounLow
  /ˈkæd.mən/The name of a foundational early English poet.

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