Christianity.—Originally of the Greek Church; replaced by Romanism.
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TSHEKS.
Native name.—Tshekh (Czech)=foremost(?).
Descent.—The Western Daci (=Czech?).
Divisions.—a. The Czesky Gazyk=Tshekh language of Bohemia. b. The Morawsky Gazyk=Moravian language of Moravia. c. Slovac, Upper Hungary, i.e. the water-systems of the rivers Waag and Gran.
Alphabet.—Roman.
Christianity.—Roman Catholic, introduced in the ninth century.
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POLES.
Philological divisions.—1. Of Poland, Posen, and parts of Lithuania and Gallicia.
2. Kassubic.—a. Of West Prussia. b. Pomerania.