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Slo⋅vene

  [sloh-veen, sloh-veen]
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–noun
1. one of a Slavic people dwelling in Slovenia.
2. a South Slavic language spoken in Slovenia.
–adjective
3. of or pertaining to the Slovenes or Slovene.
Also, Slo⋅ve⋅ni⋅an.

Origin:
1880–85; < G Slowene < Slovene Slovệnec (n.), slovệnski (adj.), ult. deriv. of Common Slavic *slověninŭ Slav
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Slo·vene   (slō'vēn')   
n.  
    1. A native or inhabitant of Slovenia.
    2. A person of Slovenian descent.
  2. The Slavic language of the Slovenes.
adj.  Of or relating to Slovenia or its people, language, or culture.

[German Slowene, from Slovene Slovệnec, ultimately from Old Church Slavonic Slověne, Slav.]
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Slovene 
1883, from Ger. Slowene, from Slovenec, the people's own name, originally lit. "Slav." A survival of the old native designation of the Slavic people, cf. O.C.S. Slovene.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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