Meanings
- The official language of Slovenia.
Each written word when spoken is mutually incomprehensible between a Mandarin speaker in Beijing and a Cantonese speaker in Hong Kong. If you think that’s odd, consider our number system: the symbol “9” is universally recognized but it’s pronounced “nine” in English and “devet” in Slovenian.
2021 April 25, John Malathronas, “Which languages are easiest – and most difficult – for native English speakers to learn?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2022Synonyms: Slovene
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or pertaining to Slovenia, the Slovenian people or the Slovenian language.
nounA person from Slovenia.
proper nounThe official language of Slovenia.
More synonyms by meaning
nounThe South Slavic language that is the official language of Slovenia and spoken by the majority of its population
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From Slovene (from German, from Slovene) + -ian.
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Cite this entry
Slovenian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Slovenian
“Slovenian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Slovenian. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Slovenian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Slovenian.
Source: Slovenian on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.