krajský

Krajský is an adjective used in Czech and Slovak to mean "regional" or "pertaining to a kraj," where kraj refers to an administrative region. The term is commonly found in official names and descriptions of regional-level institutions and geographical areas.

Etymology and meaning: The word derives from kraj, meaning region or area, combined with the suffix -ský to form an adjective. It functions similarly to English "regional" and is used to distinguish matters at the level of a specific kraj from national or local (district or municipal) levels.

Usage in the Czech Republic: In Czech, kraje are the first-level administrative divisions. Krajský describes things related to a particular region, such as a krajský úřad (regional office) or a krajský soud (regional court). The term also appears in phrases like krajské volby, referring to regional elections. There are fourteen kraje in the Czech Republic, each with its own krajsý authorities and institutions.

Usage in Slovakia: In Slovakia, kraj (region) is a similar administrative unit, and krajský is used in comparable contexts. The phrase krajský súd denotes a regional court within the Slovak judicial system. Like Czech usage, krajský serves to link institutions or matters to the regional level rather than national.

See also: The term is often encountered in official documents, legal texts, and government communications to denote regional scope. It contrasts with terms like místní (local) or národní (national), which refer to smaller administrative units or the country as a whole.