Slovenian

//sləˈviːni.ən// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The official language of Slovenia. uncountable

    "Each written word when spoken is mutually incomprehensible between a Mandarin speaker in Beijing and a Cantonese speaker in Hong Kong. If you think that’s odd, consider our number system: the symbol “9” is universally recognized but it’s pronounced “nine” in English and “devet” in Slovenian."

  2. 2
    The South Slavic language that is the official language of Slovenia and spoken by the majority of its population wordnet
  3. 3
    A person from Slovenia. countable

    "Mom had called Cory, who contacted Vlado, who brought a crew of Slovenians over to help."

  4. 4
    a native or inhabitant of Slovenia wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to Slovenia, the Slovenian people or the Slovenian language. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or characteristic of Slovenia or its people or language wordnet

Synonyms

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sloveneenglishlanguageslovenesloveneslovene language

Example

More examples

"It warms your heart when you listen to a song in an apparently foreign language – be that Slovak, Macedonian, or Slovenian – and hear words you've been familiar with since childhood and even understand entire phrases."

Etymology

From Slovene (from German, from Slovene) + -ian.

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