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

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

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2024

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 • Dec. 19, 2022

It is here, say the ethnic Slovene Italians who make Prosekar, that the grape known as Glera — the basis of both Prosecco and Prosekar — originated.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2021

He tried to say, “I love you” in Slovene to the crowd, and when it wasn’t getting the reaction he expected, he joked, “I’m sure I’m not pronouncing it right,” but kept on trying.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2017

A German majority was thus obtained in a province which Dr. Renner, the Austrian Chancellor, had acknowledged to be Slovene.

From The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 by Baerlein, Henry