Slovenian

[ sloh-vee-nee-uhn ]

noun

1. one of a Slavic people dwelling in Slovenia.
2. a South Slavic language spoken in Slovenia.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Slovenians or Slovenia.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Slovenian¹

First recorded in 1880–85; from German Slowene, from Slovenian Slovệnec (noun), slovệnski (adjective), ultimately derivative of unattested Common Slavic slověninŭ Slav

Example Sentences

On Friday, the Sun reported the Slovenian dancer agreed to leave the show in 2022 after an incident with another dancer.

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The family used Ljubljana as their base and it was not until 2022 that the couple were arrested by Slovenian police on espionage charges.

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Also sending it from 14:30 will be Benjamin Savsek, the Slovenian who won gold in Tokyo and remains one of the top-ranked in the world.

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The Slovenian finished the Tour with a sixth stage victory and became the first man to win cycling's two biggest races in the same year since Italian Marco Pantani in 1998.

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Vingegaard, the two-time defending champion, now trails the Slovenian by three minutes nine seconds, while Evenepoel is five minutes nine seconds off the overall lead in third.

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