Slovenian
[ sloh-vee-nee-uhn ]
/ sloʊˈvi ni ən /
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noun
one of a Slavic people dwelling in Slovenia.
a South Slavic language spoken in Slovenia.
adjective
of or relating to the Slovenians or Slovenia.
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Also Slo·vene [sloh-veen, sloh-veen] /sloʊˈvin, ˈsloʊ vin/ .
Origin of Slovenian
First recorded in 1880–85; from German Slowene, from Slovenian Slovệnec (noun), slovệnski (adjective), ultimately derivative of unattested Common Slavic slověninŭ Slav
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