Slo ‧ va ‧ ki ‧ a /sləʊˈvɑːkiə/ BrE AmE
a country in Eastern Europe between Ukraine and Czech Republic. From 1918 to 1993, it was part of the country known as Czechoslovakia. Slovakia joined the EU in 2004. Population: 5,455,407 (2008). Capital: Bratislava.
—Slovakian, Slovak /ˈsləʊvæk/ noun , adjective