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Slo·vene

(slō′vēn′) also Slo·ve·ni·an (slō-vē′nē-ən, -vēn′yən)

a. A native or inhabitant of Slovenia.

b. A person of Slovenian ancestry.

2. The Slavic language of the Slovenes.

adj.

Of or relating to Slovenia or its people, language, or culture.

[German Slowene, from Slovene Slovê[lowdot]nec, ultimately from Old Church Slavonic Slověne, Slav.]

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Slovene

(sləʊˈviːn)

adj

1. (Placename) of, relating to, or characteristic of Slovenia, its people, or their language

2. (Peoples) of, relating to, or characteristic of Slovenia, its people, or their language

3. (Languages) of, relating to, or characteristic of Slovenia, its people, or their language

4. (Languages) Also: Slovenian a South Slavonic language spoken in Slovenia, closely related to Croatian

5. (Peoples)

a. a native or inhabitant of Slovenia

b. a speaker of Slovene

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Slo•vene

(sloʊˈvin, ˈsloʊ vin)

also Slo•ve′ni•an,

1. a member of a Slavic people living in Slovenia and adjacent parts of Austria and Italy.

2. the South Slavic language of the Slovenes.

adj.

3. of or pertaining to Slovenia, the Slovenes, or their language.

[1880–85; < German Slowene < Slovene Slovệnec (n.), slovệnski (adj.), ultimately derivative of Common Slavic *slověninŭ Slav]

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Noun	1.	Slovene - a native of Slovenia Republic of Slovenia, Slovenia, Slovenija - a mountainous republic in central Europe; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; achieved independence in 1991 European - a native or inhabitant of Europe
	2.	Slovene - the Slavic language of Slovenes Slavic, Slavic language, Slavonic, Slavonic language - a branch of the Indo-European family of languages

Translations

SlovinecSlovinkaslovinskýslovinština

slovenerslovensk

Slowenisch windisch Slowene Slowenin

σλοβενικά σλοβενική σλοβενικό σλοβενικός

slovenasloveno

esloveno

sloveenislovenialainen

slovène

SlovenacSlovenkaslovenski

szlovén

sloveno

slovėniškas

Sloveens

eslovenaesloveno

slovenslovenăslovenesloveni

словенка словенский словенец

slovinčinaSlovinecSlovinkaslovinskáslovinské

SlovenecSlovenkaslovenščinaslovenskaslovenski

slovenslovenskslovenska

Slovene

[ˈsləʊviːn]

A. ADJ → esloveno

B. N → esloveno/a m/f

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Slovene

[sləʊˈviːn] Slovenian [sləʊˈviːniən]

adj → slovène

(= person) → Slovène mf

(= language) → slovène m

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Slovene

adj → slowenisch

→ Slowene m, → Slowenin f, → Slowenier(in) m(f)

(Ling) → Slowenisch nt

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Slovene

[ˈsləʊviːn]

1. adj → sloveno/a

2. n (person) → sloveno/a; (language) → sloveno

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Cllenges of adopting gender-inclusive language in Slovene

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Breast-shaped cheese and wire masters. How did Slovaks and Slovenes do in the past?

Le president de la Republique, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, a adresse un message de felicitations a son homologue slovene, Borut Pahor, a l'occasion de la celebration de la fete nationale de son pays, dans lequel il lui a reaffirme son attachement a consolider les relations d'amitie et de cooperation entre les deux pays."Au moment ou votre pays celebre sa fete nationale, il m'est agreable de vous presenter mes felicitations, les plus chaleureuses, accompagnees de mes voeux de succes et de reussite dans votre mission, au service du bien-etre et de la prosperite du peule slovene ami", ecrit le president Bouteflika dans son message.

Le president Bouteflika felicite son homologue Borut Pahor

Having traced a century of arguments for the preservation of the Slovene language and culture in Austrian Carinthia, Knight explores the political grounds for such preservation during the 15 years following the collapse of the Third Reich.

Slavs in Post-Nazi Austria: Carinthian Slovenes and the Politics of Assimilation, 1945-1960

Even a cursory glance at various surveys, anthologies and canonic list shows that very few Slovene novels are included in the European/Western canon.

Otherness and the contemporary Slovene novel

Trump, the third wife of the newly sworn-in president, was born in the central European country of Slovenia, where the national language is Slovene. Slovene uses the Latin alphabet and has about 2.4 million native speakers, (https://lingvo.info/en/lingvopedia/slovene) according to Lingvopedia .

Melania Trump Speaks A Lot More Than English

Bids will be accepted by 0700 local time on February 9, 2015 and should be written in Czech or Slovene.A