Slavonia

[ sluh-voh-nee-uh ]

/ sləˈvoʊ ni ə /

Save This Word!

noun

a historic region in N Croatia.

QUIZ

CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?

There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?

Question 1 of 7

Which sentence is correct?

His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby Slavonia

slavish, Slavism, Slavkov, Slavo-, slavocracy, Slavonia, Slavonian, Slavonic, Slavophile, Slavophobe, Slavyansk

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use Slavonia in a sentence

The centre of the industry has been the oak forest of Slavonia.
Animal Proteins|Hugh Garner Bennett
Bishop Strossmayer, coming from a family which had settled at the sprawling town of Osiek, in Slavonia, did what he could.
The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1|Henry Baerlein
A full account of this language, and its literature, is given under Servia and Croatia-Slavonia.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3|Various
As regards sex, for every 1000 men there were 1011 women in Hungary, and 998 women in Croatia-Slavonia.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8|Various

The culture of the silkworm is chiefly carried on in the south, and in Croatia-Slavonia.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Slavonia

Slavonia

/ (sləˈvəʊnɪə) /

noun

a region in Croatia, mainly between the Drava and Sava Rivers

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012