Slovakia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/sləʊˈvæ.ki.ə/ /sləʊˈvɑː.ki.ə/ /sloʊˈvɑ.ki.ə/ /sloʊˈvæ.ki.ə/ /sloˈvɐk.jɐ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Slovakia.wav en-us-Slovakia.ogg

Word forms

Slovakia

Etymology

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

Related words

Countries of the world

Derived words

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