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Noun

Czechness ‎(uncountable)

1. The quality or characteristic of being Czech.
   • 1999, Derek Katz, "MUSIC: Reading the Future in Readings of ‘Rusalka’," New York Times, 2 May (retrieved 12 Dec. 2009):

     Smetana's romantic comedy epitomizes one stereotype of Czechness: happy villagers in quaint peasant garb, dancing polkas and skocnas in the local pub while singing hymns in praise of beer.

   • 2009, Stephan Delbos, "A literal literary pub crawl," The Prague Post, 8 Jan. (retrieved 12 Dec. 2009):

     "I want people to find my work more European than specifically Czech, but I can't deny the Czechness present in my writing," he said.

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