Národ
Národ is a Czech and Slovak word that translates to "nation" in English. It is a fundamental concept in understanding the historical, cultural, and political development of the Czech and Slovak peoples. The term encompasses a shared sense of identity, language, culture, history, and often territory that binds a group of people together.
Historically, the concept of národ became particularly prominent during the 19th century, a period of national
The idea of národ was central to the formation of Czechoslovakia in 1918, a state created to