SLOVENE


Meaning of SLOVENE in English

(also Slovenian) n. & adj.

n. 1 a member of a Slavonic people in Slovenia in Yugoslavia. 2 the language of this people.

adj. of or relating to Slovenia or its people or language.

[ G Slowene f. Styrian etc. Slovenec f. OSlav. Slov-, perh. rel. to slovo word ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.