Type Country Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˌt͡ʃɛk.ə.slə.ˈvɑ.ki.ə/, /ˌt͡ʃɛk.ə.slə.ˈvæk.i.ə/ Meaning & History Combination of Czechia and Slovakia. This was the name of a country that existed between 1918 and 1993, at which time it split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.