SLOVENIA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A mountainous republic in central Europe; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; achieved independence in 1991

Synonyms:

Republic of Slovenia; Slovenia; Slovenija

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

European country; European nation (any one of the countries occupying the European continent)

Meronyms (parts of "Slovenia"):

Ljubljana (the capital of Slovenia)

Meronyms (members of "Slovenia"):

Slovene (a native of Slovenia)

Slovenian (a native or inhabitant of Slovenia)

Derivation:

Slovenian (of or relating to or characteristic of Slovenia or its people or language)