Slavonia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A geographical region in north-eastern part of modern Croatia.
  2. In medieval times: Banate of Slavonia, covering northern parts of modern Croatia and north-western parts of modern Bosnia.
  3. In early modern times: Kingdom of Slavonia, covering north-eastern parts of modern Croatia and region of Syrmia in modern Serbia.

Pronunciation

/sləˈvəʊ.ni.ə/ /sləˈvoʊ.ni.ə/

Word forms

Slavonia

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Sclavonia.

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