/sloh veen", sloh"veen/ , n.
1. one of a Slavic people dwelling in Slovenia.
2. a South Slavic language spoken in Slovenia.
adj.
3. of or pertaining to the Slovenes or Slovene.
Also, Slovenian .
[ 1880-85; Slowene Slovênec (n.), slovênski (adj.), ult. deriv. of Common Slavic * sloveninu SLAV ]