Slovenian

[ sloh-vee-nee-uhn ]

noun

1. one of a Slavic people dwelling in Slovenia.
2. a South Slavic language spoken in Slovenia.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Slovenians or Slovenia.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Slovenian¹

First recorded in 1880–85; from German Slowene, from Slovenian Slovệnec (noun), slovệnski (adjective), ultimately derivative of unattested Common Slavic slověninŭ Slav

Example Sentences

This past July, the country’s Constitutional Court in a 6-3 ruling found a Slovenian law that granted rights to only opposite-sex marriages and adoptions violated a constitutional prohibition against discrimination.

From Washington Blade

In 2007, the Slovenian Beekeepers’ Association launched a breakfast campaign to reemphasize the nutritional and environmental value of native bee products.

From Popular-Science

Locals share a deep respect for the winged insects as indispensable pollinators in the food system, and honey appears often in traditional Slovenian delicacies.

From Popular-Science

In the Slovenian mountains a pilot strapped on the jet suit made by Gravity Industries, glided smoothly and rapidly uphill along a hiking path, and delivered blood plasma to a waiting group.

From Singularity Hub 

I wonder if this has anything to do with the long-standing Slovenian-Croatian rivalry.

From The Daily Beast

I ask Mira for a beer and find the tavern only stocks the Slovenian brews Union and Laško.

From The Daily Beast

“We always have fun,” she confided in her lilting Slovenian purr.

From The Daily Beast

Suspicious packages also were found at the Ukrainian and Slovenian embassies that both proved false alarms.

From The Daily Beast

They also bribed Slovenian officials to take an inmate in exchange for the chance to meet President Obama.

From The Daily Beast

A contract gained by a Slovenian company - is a contract lost by a Croatian one.

From Project Gutenberg

Another man, a Slovenian, came in 1904, and was here seven years before he sent his wife money enough so she could follow him.

From Project Gutenberg

Menus given by a Slovenian woman show the diet of a family of moderate income whose food habits have not been modified in America.

From Project Gutenberg

Quite a number of the Slovenian families sent their children to this school, where they were Germanized instead of Americanized.

From Project Gutenberg

The Slovenian language is in general official use, and the municipal administration is purely Slovenian.

From Project Gutenberg