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Pronunciation: sl ō - ' vä-k ē - ə , - ' va-
Variant: or Slo · ven · sko \ ' slo ̇ -ven- ˌ sko ̇ \
Function: geographical name
country cen Europe; a constituent republic of Czechoslovakia 1918-92 capital Bratislava area 18,923 sq mi (49,011 sq km ), pop 5,379,455