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Slovak

[ sloh-vahk, -vak ]

noun

  1. one of a Slavic people dwelling in Slovakia.
  2. the language of Slovakia, a Slavic language closely related to Czech.


adjective

  1. of or relating to the Slovaks or Slovak.

Slovak

/ ˈəʊæ /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Slovakia, its people, or their language
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the official language of Slovakia, belonging to the West Slavonic branch of the Indo-European family. Slovak is closely related to Czech, they are mutually intelligible
  2. a native or inhabitant of Slovakia
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Slovak1

1820–30; < Slovak DZá, ultimately derivative of Slavic *DZěԾŭ Slav
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Slovak police confirmed on Wednesday that a man found dead in forest near the town of Detva in Central Slovakia on Sunday night was killed by a bear.

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Rallies are being held in some 25 Slovak towns and cities, the latest in a series of protests against his populist-nationalist coalition.

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The Slovak Spectator said he was "one of the best Slovak mountaineers".

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Water levels are continuing to rise fast on the River Danube in Slovakia and Hungary, with the Slovak capital Bratislava and its Hungarian counterpart Budapest preparing for possible flooding.

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PM Mette Frederiksen suffered minor neck and shoulder injuries as a result of the attack, which took place just three weeks after Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was seriously injured in an assassination attempt.

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