Slovakia

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UK/sləʊˈvæ.ki.ə/UK/sləʊˈvɑː.ki.ə/US/sloʊˈvɑ.ki.ə/US/sloʊˈvæ.ki.ə/

proper noun

A country in Central Europe. Official name: Slovak Republic. Capital and largest city: Bratislava.

CommonScrabble 15

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A country in Central Europe. Official name: Slovak Republic. Capital and largest city: Bratislava.

    Hungary, Austria and Poland are still refusing to participate in the resettlement plan, due to end in September. Other Eastern European countries, such as the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovakia, are only doing so on a limited basis, the commission said.

    2017 March 2, Eliza Mackintosh, “No more excuses on resettling refugees, European Commission warns”, in CNN, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2018

Origin

  1. SlovakSlováky
  2. EnglishSlovakia

First attested to in German in 1586, itself apparently derived from Slovak Slováky, equivalent to English Slovak + -ia.

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Translations

Afrikaans Slowakye
  • Slowakyecountry in eastern Europe
Arabic سُلُوفَاكِيَا
  • سُلُوفَاكِيَا (sulūfākiyā)country in eastern Europe
Basque Eslovakia
  • Eslovakiacountry in eastern Europe
Bengali স্লোভাকিয়া
  • স্লোভাকিয়া (slōbhakiẏa)country in eastern Europe
Bulgarian Слова́кия
  • Слова́кия (Slovákija)country in eastern Europe
Catalan Eslovàquia
  • Eslovàquiacountry in eastern Europe
Chinese Cantonese 斯洛伐克
  • 斯洛伐克 (si¹ lok⁶ fat⁶ hak¹)country in eastern Europe
Chinese Mandarin 斯洛伐克
  • 斯洛伐克 (Sīluòfákè)country in eastern Europe
Czech Slovensko
  • Slovenskocountry in eastern Europe
Danish Slovakiet
  • Slovakietcountry in eastern Europe
Dutch Slowakije, Slovakije
  • Slowakijecountry in eastern Europe
  • Slovakijecountry in eastern Europe
Esperanto Slovakio, Slovakujo
  • Slovakiocountry in eastern Europe
  • Slovakujocountry in eastern Europe
Estonian Slovakkia
  • Slovakkiacountry in eastern Europe
Finnish Slovakia
  • Slovakiacountry in eastern Europe
French Slovaquie
  • Slovaquiecountry in eastern Europe
German Slowakei
  • Slowakeicountry in eastern Europe
Greek Σλοβακία
  • Σλοβακία (Slovakía)country in eastern Europe
Hawaiian Solowakia
  • Solowakiacountry in eastern Europe
Hebrew סְלוֹבַקְיָה
  • סְלוֹבַקְיָה (slovákya)country in eastern Europe
Hindi स्लोवाकिया
  • स्लोवाकिया (slovākiyā)country in eastern Europe
Hungarian Szlovákia
  • Szlovákiacountry in eastern Europe
Icelandic Slóvakía
  • Slóvakíacountry in eastern Europe
Indonesian Slowakia
  • Slowakiacountry in eastern Europe
Irish Slóvaic
  • Slóvaiccountry in eastern Europe
Italian Slovacchia
  • Slovacchiacountry in eastern Europe
Japanese スロヴァキア, スロバキア
  • スロヴァキア (Surovakia)country in eastern Europe
  • スロバキア (Surobakia)country in eastern Europe
Korean 슬로바키아, 슬로벤스꼬
  • 슬로바키아 (Seullobakia)country in eastern Europe
  • 슬로벤스꼬 (Seullobenseukko)country in eastern Europe
Latin Slovacia
  • Slovaciacountry in eastern Europe
Latvian Slovākija
  • Slovākijacountry in eastern Europe
Lithuanian Slovakija
  • Slovakijacountry in eastern Europe
Malay Slovakia
  • Slovakiacountry in eastern Europe
Māori Horowākia
  • Horowākiacountry in eastern Europe
Norwegian Bokmål Slovakia
  • Slovakiacountry in eastern Europe
Polish Słowacja
  • Słowacjacountry in eastern Europe
Portuguese Eslováquia
  • Eslováquiacountry in eastern Europe
Punjabi ਸਲੋਵਾਕੀਆ
  • ਸਲੋਵਾਕੀਆ (salovākīā)country in eastern Europe
Romanian Slovacia
  • Slovaciacountry in eastern Europe
Russian Слова́кия
  • Слова́кия (Slovákija)country in eastern Europe
Scottish Gaelic Slòbhac
  • Slòbhaccountry in eastern Europe
Slovak Slovensko
  • Slovenskocountry in eastern Europe
Spanish Eslovaquia
  • Eslovaquiacountry in eastern Europe
Swahili Slovakia, Uslovaki
  • Slovakiacountry in eastern Europe
  • Uslovakicountry in eastern Europe
Swedish Slovakien
  • Slovakiencountry in eastern Europe
Tagalog Eslobakya
  • Eslobakyacountry in eastern Europe
Tamil சிலோவாக்கியா
  • சிலோவாக்கியா (cilōvākkiyā)country in eastern Europe
Thai สโลวาเกีย
  • สโลวาเกีย (sà-loo-waa-giia)country in eastern Europe
Turkish Slovakya
  • Slovakyacountry in eastern Europe
Ukrainian Слова́ччина, Слове́ньско
  • Слова́ччина (Slováččyna)country in eastern Europe
  • Слове́ньско (Slovénʹsko)country in eastern Europe
Urdu سْلوواکِیَہ
  • سْلوواکِیَہ (slovākiya)country in eastern Europe
Vietnamese Xlô-va-ki-a
  • Xlô-va-ki-acountry in eastern Europe
Welsh Slofacia
  • Slofaciacountry in eastern Europe
Yiddish סלאָוואַקיע, סלאָװאַקײַ
  • סלאָוואַקיע (slovakye)country in eastern Europe
  • סלאָװאַקײַ (slovakay)country in eastern Europe

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Slovakia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Slovakia

MLA

“Slovakia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Slovakia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Slovakia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Slovakia.

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