I. ˈslōˌvēn sometimes ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun
or slo·ve·nian slōˈvēnēən, -nyən
( -s )
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: slovene from German Slovene, Slowene, from Slovene Sloven; Slovenian from German Slovene + English -ian; akin to Old Bulgarian Slověne, a Slavic people — more at slave
1.
a. : a member of a southern Slavic group of people usually classed with the Serbs and Croats and living in Yugoslavia
b. : a native or inhabitant of Slovenia — called also Slavonian
2. : the language of the Slovenes
II. adjective
or slovenian “
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: slovene from slovene (I) ; slovenian from German Slovene, n. + English -ian (adjective suffix)
1.
a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Slovenia
b. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Slovenes
2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Slovene language