name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A Czech gymnastic society, once associated with Czech nationalism; a branch or member of this organisation.

   "Under the eyes of the authorities and the gendarmerie those Sokols were multiplying in the interior of the kingdom."

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Example

More examples

"Under the eyes of the authorities and the gendarmerie those Sokols were multiplying in the interior of the kingdom."

Etymology

From several Slavic languages, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *sokolъ (“falcon”).

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