Slovene

British  

/ sləʊˈviːn /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Slovenia, its people, or their language

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noun

1. Also: Slovenian.  a South Slavonic language spoken in Slovenia, closely related to Croatian

2. 1. a native or inhabitant of Slovenia

   2. a speaker of Slovene

Example Sentences

The Austrian census of 1880 showed that the Germans of Laibach were outnumbered 3 to 1 by the Slovenes, who called the city Ljubljana.

From The Wall Street Journal

Victoria Harrison has until the summer to become fluent in Slovene before taking up her post in the capital city, Ljubljana.

From BBC

But this was no ordinary day in the capital of what was then called the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.

From New York Times

Rupnik still enjoys a strong web of supporters, some of whom have sought to discredit the Slovene accusers by questioning their mental health, according to another piece of Libanori correspondence.

From Washington Times

It’s very common for Slovenes to speak several languages in addition to their native one, including Italian, English, German and Serbo-Croatian.

From Washington Post