The term 'SLAVIC' is used to refer to the people, languages, and cultures of Central and Eastern Europe. Czech and Polish are two of the most prominent SLAVIC languages, both belonging to the West SLAVIC branch of the SLAVIC language family. Czech is spoken mainly in the Czech Republic, while Polish is spoken mainly in Poland. Both languages have a long history, with Czech being the official language of the Czech Republic since 1993 and Polish being the official language of Poland since the 10th century.