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    Slavonian
    adjective
    of or relating to Slavonia or its inhabitants.
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    slavonian
    adjective
    of or relating to Slavonia, a region in Croatia, or its inhabitants

Slavonian

American  
[sluh-voh-nee-uhn] / sləˈvoʊ ni ən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Slavonia or its inhabitants.

  2. Slavic.


noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Slavonia.

  2. a Slav.

slavonian British  
/ sləˈvəʊnɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Slavonia, a region in Croatia, or its inhabitants

"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

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Slavonia

"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

Etymology

Origin of Slavonian

First recorded in 1570–80; Slavoni(a) + -an

Example Sentences

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He ages the wine in foudres, big old barrels of French and Slavonian oak.

From New York Times Mar. 7, 2019

The quaint town in the eastern Slavonian region of Croatia is one of two largest areas in the republic populated predominantly by Serbs, which gives it a significance disproportionate to its size and population.

From Time Magazine Archive

Such are a few of the ideas connected by Slavonian tradition with the person of the Prophet Elijah or Ilya.

From Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore by William Ralston Shedden Ralston

Then some of them appear to be Slavonian; for example Mikailia and Pakomovna. 

From The Romany Rye A Sequel to 'Lavengro' by John Sampson

The Slavonian nodded sympathetically and the two men lapsed into silence.

From El Diablo by Dan Sayre Groesbeck

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