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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of the southeast Czech Republic southeast of Prague. Founded in the 11th century, it received its charter in 1243.
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- proper noun a
city in the south of theCzech Republic
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- noun an industrial city in Moravia in Czech Republic to the southeast of Prague
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Examples
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The CZ made in Brno, is a sturdy and well-made gun.
Does anyone own a CZ over and under shotgun? How do you like the gun and why? 2009
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The CZ made in Brno, is a sturdy and well-made gun.
Does anyone own a CZ over and under shotgun? How do you like the gun and why? 2009
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At the end of Mass and before praying the Angelus Benedict XVI noted how Moravia, the region in which Brno is located, "is blessed with a number of Marian shrines that are visited by crowds of pilgrims throughout the year".
Benedict XVI on Europe, Communism, hope, faith, and freedom 2009
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Czech Republic [...] in Brno, around 500 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender activists took part in the first Pride parade in the Czech Republic.
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Czech Republic [...] in Brno, around 500 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender activists took part in the first Pride parade in the Czech Republic.
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Probably made in Brno (national shortage of vowels in Czech Republic).
Up the Spout Peter Ashley 2008
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A court in Brno in Czech Republic heard how relatives partially skinned Ondrej and forced him to eat his own flesh.
Cannibal cult mother who skinned son and made him eat his own flesh gets 9 years in jail 2008
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He was born in Brno, Czechoslovakia and grew up in Prague during the end of World War II and through the Cold War in Stalin’s Russia.
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He was born in Brno, Czechoslovakia and grew up in Prague during the end of World War II and through the Cold War in Stalin’s Russia.
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The name of Barbora’s father, Josef Skrla, who founded a sect in Brno split from the Grail Movement, was often mentioned during the trial.
Cannibal cult mother who skinned son and made him eat his own flesh gets 9 years in jail 2008
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