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Jiri
Jiri Jiří is quintessentially Czech — a name of such deep embeddedness in Bohemian culture that it functions as a reliable marker of Central European identity. Characters named Jiří in Czech fiction range from Prague intellectuals to Moravian country gentlemen, always carrying the quiet, unpretentious dignity of the Czech national character.
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