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SLOVENIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Slovenian mean? 

SLOVENIAN (noun)
  The noun SLOVENIAN has 1 sense:

1. a native or inhabitant of Sloveniaplay

  Familiarity information: SLOVENIAN used as a noun is very rare.


SLOVENIAN (adjective)
  The adjective SLOVENIAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or characteristic of Slovenia or its people or languageplay

  Familiarity information: SLOVENIAN used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SLOVENIAN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Slovenia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

European (a native or inhabitant of Europe)

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

Republic of Slovenia; Slovenia; Slovenija (a mountainous republic in central Europe; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; achieved independence in 1991)

Derivation:

Slovenian (of or relating to or characteristic of Slovenia or its people or language)


SLOVENIAN (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Slovenia or its people or language

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

Slovenian independence

Pertainym:

Slovenia (a mountainous republic in central Europe; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; achieved independence in 1991)

Derivation:

Slovenia (a mountainous republic in central Europe; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; achieved independence in 1991)

Slovenian (a native or inhabitant of Slovenia)


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