Prag (English pronunciation: /ˈprɑːɡ/; Czech pronunciation: [[WP:IPA for Czech and Slovak|[Praha]]], see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Nicknames for Prague have included "the mother of cities" (Praga mater urbium, or "Praha matka měst" in Czech), "city of a hundred spires", or Stověžatá Praha in Czech and "the golden city" or Zlaté město in Czech.