of, relating to, or characteristic of Slovenia, its people, or their language
noun
2. Also: Slovenian
a South Slavonic language spoken in Slovenia, closely related to Croatian
3.
a.
a native or inhabitant of Slovenia
b.
a speaker of Slovene
Slovene in American English
(slouˈvin, ˈslouvin)
noun
1.
one of a Slavic people dwelling in Slovenia
2.
a South Slavic language spoken in Slovenia
adjective
3.
of or pertaining to the Slovenes or Slovene
Also: Slovenian
Word origin
[1880–85; ‹ G Slowene ‹ Slovene Slovệnec (n.), slovệnski (adj.), ult. deriv. of Common Slavic *slověninŭslav]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barnstorm, impressionism, jackpot, quotation mark, regionalism