I. ˈslōˌväk, -vak, -vȧk noun
also slo·vak·ian (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ēən ; or slo·vac like slovak
( -s )
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: slovak, slovac from Slovak Slovák, literally, Slavic; slovakian from Slovak Slovák + English -ian; akin to Old Russian Slověne, an East-Slavic people — more at slave
1.
a. : one of a Slavic people of eastern Czechoslovakia
b. : a member of such people
2. : the Slavic language of the Slovak people
II. adjective
or slovakian “ ; or slovac “
Usage: usually capitalized
1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Slovaks
2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Slovak language