SLOVAK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Slovak mean? 

• SLOVAK (noun)
  The noun SLOVAK has 2 senses:

1. a native or inhabitant of Slovakia

2. the Slavic language spoken in Slovakia

  Familiarity information: SLOVAK used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SLOVAK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Slovakia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Slovak" is a kind of...):

European (a native or inhabitant of Europe)

Holonyms ("Slovak" is a member of...):

Slovak Republic; Slovakia (a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from the Czech Republic in 1993)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The Slavic language spoken in Slovakia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Slovak" is a kind of...):

Slavic; Slavic language; Slavonic; Slavonic language (a branch of the Indo-European family of languages)

 Context examples 

You must not be alone, Art. It may be necessary to fight the Slovaks, and a chance thrust—for I don't suppose these fellows carry guns—would undo all our plans.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

Those we had been speaking with ran off to see the horror, the women crying out "This is the work of a Slovak!"

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

In the morning come the Szgany, who have some labours of their own here, and also come some Slovaks.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

"Good!" said the Professor, "both good. But neither must go alone. There must be force to overcome force if need be; the Slovak is strong and rough, and he carries rude arms."

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

This he was to give in charge to a certain Petrof Skinsky, who dealt with the Slovaks who traded down the river to the port.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

I have examined the map and find that the river most suitable for the Slovaks to have ascended is either the Pruth or the Sereth.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

The leiter-wagons contained great, square boxes, with handles of thick rope; these were evidently empty by the ease with which the Slovaks handled them, and by their resonance as they were roughly moved.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

The Slovak boats get up all right, by aid of a rope and steering with knowledge.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

He was brought from the castle by Szgany, and probably they delivered their cargo to Slovaks who took the boxes to Varna, for there they were shipped for London.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

Some of the Slovaks tell us that a big boat passed them, going at more than usual speed as she had a double crew on board.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)