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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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