Žižka

[ Czech zhish-kah ]
/ Czech ˈʒɪʃ kɑ /

noun

Jan [yahn] /yɑn/,c1370–1424, Bohemian Hussite military leader.
German Ziska.

Example sentences from the Web for zizka

  • The Zizkov was held by Zizka and his Taborites, who had thrown up slight fortifications.

    The Story of Prague |Count Francis Ltzow

  • Zizkov, which stands on the spot where Zizka won his famous victory, was entirely built in the nineteenth century.

    The Story of Prague |Count Francis Ltzow

  • Zizka had established in his camp that purity of morals which the Maid was endeavouring to introduce among the Armagnacs.

    The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2) |Anatole France