Jan ( jan ). 1886–1948, Czech statesman; foreign minister (1941–48). He died in mysterious circumstances after the Communists took control of the government his father, Tomáš Garrigue ( ˈtɔmaːʃ ˈɡarik ). 1850–1937, Czech philosopher and statesman; a founder of Czechoslovakia (1918) and its first president (1918–35) 
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Ma•sa•ryk 
(mas′ə rik; Czech. mä′sä rik),USA pronunciation n. 
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