Definition of Slovenian

1. Noun. A native or inhabitant of Slovenia.

Group relationships: Republic Of Slovenia, Slovenia, Slovenija
Generic synonyms: European

2. Adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of Slovenia or its people or language. "Slovenian independence"
Partainyms: Slovenia
Derivative terms: Slovenia

Definition of Slovenian

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

2. Proper noun. The official language of Slovenia. ¹

3. Noun. Person from Slovenia. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Slovenian

Sloanies
Sloppy Joe
Slough
Slough of Despond
Slovak
Slovak Cuvac
Slovak Republic
Slovakia
Slovakian
Slovakian monetary unit
Slovaks
Slovene
Slovene alphabet
Slovenes
Slovenia
Slovenian (current term)
Slovenian Sign Language
Slovenians
Slovenija
Slovincian
Slovincians
Slovio
Sluder's neuralgia
Slune
Slurpee
Slurpees
Slush Puppie
Slutsky
Sluzhba Vneshney Razvedki
Sly syndrome

Literary usage of Slovenian

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl (1899)
"The Slovenians became Christianized in the eighth century from Rome, and the oldest Slavic monument is in the Slovenian language of the tenth century. ..."

2. Indoeuropean Classification: A Lexicostatistical Experiment: Transactions, APS by Isidore Dyen (2007)
"5.2 Slovenian and the Tripartite Division of Slavic The classification of Slovenian against all other Slavic speech varieties comes as a surprise. ..."

3. New Homes for Old by Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge (1921)
"Slovenian Menus given by a Slovenian woman show the diet of a family of moderate income whose food habits have not been modified in America. ..."

4. A Memorial of Andrew J. Shipman: His Life and Writings by Andrew Jackson Shipman (1916)
"There are some ninety- two Slovenian priests- in the United States, and twenty-five Slovenian ... There are no exclusively Slovenian religious communities. ..."

5. The World's History: A Survey of Man's Record by Hans Ferdinand Helmolt (1907)
"A frequent visitor at his house was Valentin Vodnik (died 1819), the first Slovenian poet; in 1796 he began the publication of the first Slovenian calendar ..."

6. An Indoeuropean Classification: A Lexicostatistical Experiment by Isidore Dyen, Joseph B. Kruskal, Paul Black (1992)
"... variety that is no closer ujan (hat between Slovenian and at least ... "We win pass on to the western group, composed of Slovenian and Serbo-Croatian. ..."

7. Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country (1876)
"During the French rule in Carniola, from 1809 to 1813, the Slovenian national feeling was again aroused. Valentine Vodnik, a popular poet, was inspired to ..."

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