adj · name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈsləʊviːn/
UK:/sləˈviːn/
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rhymes with -iːn
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to Slovenia, the Slovenes or the Slovene language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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name
Meaning 2
The South Slavic language of the Slovenes and the official language of Slovenia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A person from Slovenia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
the Slavic language of Slovenes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Slavic, Slavic language, Slavonic, Slavonic language
5
noun
Meaning 5
a native of Slovenia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: European
History
Etymology
From German Slowene, from Slovene Slovenec. Related to Slav and Slovak.
Across languages
Translations
225 source translations are retained for this English entry.