The Czech Republic to change its name to Czechia
DID YOU KNOW, the Czech Republic, the one that used to be “Czechoslovakia” up until 1989, is likely to change its name again, this time to “Czechia”.
SOME countries change their names for ideological reasons (the Soviet Union), some as part of a break-up (Bangladesh) and some on a dictatorial whim (Myanmar). It is a bit of a relief that the Czech Republic wants to change its name—or rather, the way it is referred to in English—simply for stylistic reasons. On April 12th the country’s foreign minister, Lubomir Zaoralek, gently suggested that English-speakers should begin referring to it as Czechia.
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