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Slo⋅va⋅ki⋅a

[sloh-vah-kee-uh, -vak-ee-uh]
–noun
a republic in central Europe: formerly a part of Czechoslovakia; under German protection 1939–45; independent since 1993. 5,393,016; 18,931 sq. mi. (49,035 sq. km). Capital: Bratislava.
Also called Slovak Republic.
Slovak, Slo⋅ven⋅sko [slaw-ven-skaw] .


Slo⋅va⋅ki⋅an, adjective, noun
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Slo·vak   (slō'väk', -vāk')   
n.  
    1. A native or inhabitant of Slovakia.

    2. A person of Slovak descent.

  1. The Slavic language of the Slovaks.

adj.  Of or relating to Slovakia or its people, language, or culture.

[Slovak Slovák.]
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Cultural Dictionary

Slovakia [(sluh-vah-kee-uh)]

Republic in central Europe, formed in 1993 out of the former Czechoslovakia. It is bounded on the west by Austria, on the northwest by The Czech Republic, on the north by Poland, on the east by Ukraine, and on the south by Hungary. Its capital is Bratislava.

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