No. 194 in Czech
miliard
The Czech word "miliard" means "billion" in English (1,000,000,000).
In a sentence
Česká republika plánuje investovat 10 miliard korun do vzdělávání.
The Czech Republic plans to invest 10 billion crowns in education.
Here, 'miliard' is used as the plural form of 'miliarda,' meaning billion, and is used to indicate a large number in financial context.
Vědci objevili planetu vzdálenou několik miliard světelných let.
Scientists discovered a planet several billion light-years away.
In this sentence, 'miliard' is used to quantify an extremely large distance in astronomical terms.
Ekonomická analýza odhaduje ztrátu na pět miliard dolarů.
The economic analysis estimates the loss at five billion dollars.
Here, 'miliard' represents a significant amount in terms of financial loss.
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