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Slovenian

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /sləˈviːni.ən/ / /-njən/

adj

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

  1. Of or pertaining to Slovenia, the Slovenian people or the Slovenian language.

noun

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

  1. The official language of Slovenia.

    “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. A person from Slovenia.

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