| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Slo·vene |
| PRONUNCIATION: | sl v n |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also Slo·ve·ni·an (sl -v n - n, -v n y n) |
| NOUN: | 1a. A native or inhabitant of Slovenia. b. A person of Slovenian descent. 2. The Slavic language of the Slovenes. | | ADJECTIVE: | Of or relating to Slovenia or its people, language, or culture. | | ETYMOLOGY: | German Slowene, from Slovene Slov nec, ultimately from Old Church Slavonic Slov ne, Slav.
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