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Czechs

Also known as Czech people

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.

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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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Key facts

Ethnic group.group: Czechs
Ethnic group.image: Map of the Czech Diaspora in the World.svg
Ethnic group.tablehdr: Significant diasporic populations in:
Ethnic group.population: (including Moravians and Czech Silesians)
Ethnic group.popplace: 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)
Ethnic group.pop1: 1,462,000
Ethnic group.pop2: 210,000
Ethnic group.pop3: 104,580
Ethnic group.pop4: 45,711–89,000
Ethnic group.pop5: 65,000
Ethnic group.pop6: 45,000
Ethnic group.pop7: 40,000
Ethnic group.pop8: 23,000
Ethnic group.pop9: 16,000
Ethnic group.pop10: 15,000
Ethnic group.pop11: 11,000
Ethnic group.pop12: 11,000
Ethnic group.pop13: 8,000

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Commons category: Czechs
native label: Češi

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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

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.