Slovenian
/sləˈviːni.ən/
Slovenian adjective: of or pertaining to Slovenia, the Slovenian people or the Slovenian language.
Adjective
Slovenian (not comparable)
Noun
Slovenian (countable and uncountable, plural Slovenians)
- The official language of Slovenia.
- Each written word when spoken is mutually incomprehensible between a Mandarin speaker in Beijing and a Cantonese speaker in Hong Kong. If you think that’s odd, consider our number system: the symbol “9” is universally recognized but it’s pronounced “nine” in English and “devet” in Slovenian.2021 April 25, John Malathronas, “Which languages are easiest – and most difficult – for native English speakers to learn?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2022
- Synonyms:
- Slovene
- A person from Slovenia.
- Mom had called Cory, who contacted Vlado, who brought a crew of Slovenians over to help.2021, Ruth Ozeki, The Book of Form and Emptiness, Canongate Books (2022), page 535
Slovenian meaning in Hindi and Bengali
Slovenian in Hindi
- स्लोवेनियन
Slovenian in Bengali
- স্লোভেনীয়
Synonyms of Slovenian
Forms of Slovenian
| plural | Slovenians |
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Origin of Slovenian
From Slovene (from German, from Slovene) + -ian.
Words formed from Slovenian
Phrases with Slovenian
Words that rhyme with Slovenian
- Fenian
- Cyrenian
- Tyrrhenian
- Armenian
- Athenian
- ruthenian
- Adiabenian
- Austenian
- Beethovenian
- Commagenian
- Emesenian
- Ibsenian
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Questions about Slovenian
- What does Slovenian mean?
- Slovenian means of or pertaining to Slovenia, the Slovenian people or the Slovenian language.
- What is Slovenian in Hindi?
- Slovenian in Hindi is स्लोवेनियन. See Slovenian meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Slovenian?
- Slovenian can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Slovenian?
- Slovenian is pronounced /sləˈviːni.ən/.
Words near Slovenian in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Slovenian (page history and authors); Slovenian (Hindi Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Slovenian (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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