Czechs
Sign in to saveThe Czechs (, ; singular Czech, masculine: Čech , singular feminine: Češka ), or the Czech people (), are a West Slavic ethnic group and a nation native to the Czech Republic in Central Europe, who share a common ancestry, culture, history, and the Czech language.
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The Czechs are a West Slavic ethnic group and nation native to the Czech Republic in Central Europe who share a common language, culture, history, and ancestry. They represent a distinct European people with a cohesive cultural and linguistic identity that has shaped Central European history and society.
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- Czechs
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- Map of the Czech Diaspora in the World.svg
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- Significant diasporic populations in:
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- (including Moravians and Czech Silesians)
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- 6,732,104-9,246,784 out of a total population of around 10,900,000. Czech Republic’s total population is 99.6% European (white) and 0.4% other minorities. (2026)
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- 1,462,000
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- 210,000
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- 104,580
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- 45,711–89,000
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- 65,000
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- 45,000
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28 sectionsContents
- Ethnology
- Genetics
- History
- Notable people
- Historical figures
- Modern politicians
- Science
- Sports
- The arts
- Music
- Literature
- Visual arts
- Film
- Modeling
- Saints
- Natives
- Czech ancestry
- Geography
- Czech language
- Religion
- Demographics
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Citations
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
The Czechs (, ; singular Czech, masculine: Čech , singular feminine: Češka ), or the Czech people (), are a West Slavic ethnic group and a nation native to the Czech Republic in Central Europe, who share a common ancestry, culture, history, and the Czech language.
Ethnic Czechs were called Bohemians in English until the early 20th century, referring to the former name of their country, Bohemia, which in turn was adapted from the late Iron Age tribe of Celtic Boii. During the migration period, West Slavs of Bohemia settled in the area, assimilated the remaining population, and formed a principality which in the late 9th century, initially part of Great Moravia, became known as the Duchy of Bohemia and later Kingdom of Bohemia, the predecessors of the modern republic.