"Slovenian" meaning in English

See Slovenian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /sləˈviːni.ən/, /-njən/ Audio: en-us-Slovenian.ogg
Rhymes: -iːniən Etymology: From Slovene (from German, from Slovene) + -ian. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|sl|-}} Slovene, {{af|en|Slovene|-ian|pos1=from German, from Slovene}} Slovene (from German, from Slovene) + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Slovenian (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to Slovenia, the Slovenian people or the Slovenian language. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: Slovene
    Sense id: en-Slovenian-en-adj-R77YLQKN Categories (other): Slovenia Disambiguation of Slovenia: 30 33 37

Noun

IPA: /sləˈviːni.ən/, /-njən/ Audio: en-us-Slovenian.ogg Forms: Slovenians [plural]
Rhymes: -iːniən Etymology: From Slovene (from German, from Slovene) + -ian. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|sl|-}} Slovene, {{af|en|Slovene|-ian|pos1=from German, from Slovene}} Slovene (from German, from Slovene) + -ian Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Slovenian (countable and uncountable, plural Slovenians)
  1. (uncountable) The official language of Slovenia. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: Slovene
    Sense id: en-Slovenian-en-noun-R4Gbb1qf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ian, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Languages, Nationalities, Slovenia Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 59 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 20 68 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 77 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 84 2 Disambiguation of Languages: 34 61 5 Disambiguation of Nationalities: 11 72 16 Disambiguation of Slovenia: 30 33 37
  2. (countable) A person from Slovenia. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Slovenian-en-noun-3uMKMpsa Categories (other): Slovenia Disambiguation of Slovenia: 30 33 37

Inflected forms

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