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slo·vene I. \ˈslōˌvēn sometimes ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ noun or slo·ve·nian \slōˈvēnēən, -nyən\ (-s) Usage: capitalized Etymology: slovene from German Slovene, Slowene, from Slovene Sloven; Slovenian from German Slovene + English -ian; akin to Old Bulgarian Slověne, a Slavic people — more at slave 1. a. : a member of a southern Slavic group of people usually classed with the Serbs and Croats and living in Yugoslavia b. : a native or inhabitant of Slovenia — called also Slavonian 2. : the language of the Slovenes II. adjective or slovenian \“\ Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: slovene from slovene (I); slovenian from German Slovene, n. + English -ian (adjective suffix) 1. a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Slovenia b. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Slovenes 2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Slovene language |