Slovene
pronunciation
How to pronounce Slovene in British English:
UK ['sləʊvi:n]
How to pronounce Slovene in American English:
US ['sloʊvin]
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- Noun:
- a native of Slovenia
- the Slavic language of the Slovene people
Word Origin
- Slovene (n.)
- Slavic people of Carinthia and Styria, 1883, from German Slowene, from Slovenec, the people's own name, originally literally "Slav." A survival of the old native designation of the Slavic people, compare Old Church Slavonic Slovene. Related: Slovenian.
Example
- 1. The slavic language of the slovene people .
- 2. For example , alongside a french identity card a slovene has written : " the only thing left of a great love was citizenship . "
- 3. An advertising executive from albania says he could never market italian milk successfully in kosovo because , for kosovars , slovene milk is the gold standard .
- 4. Italian is the official language , although german , french and slovene are spoken by minority populations around the country .
- 5. Language : italian is the official language , although german , french and slovene are spoken by minority populations around the country .