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SLOVAK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The Slavic language spoken in Slovakia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Slovak" is a kind of...):
Slavic; Slavic language; Slavonic; Slavonic language (a branch of the Indo-European family of languages)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of Slovakia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Slovak" is a kind of...):
European (a native or inhabitant of Europe)
Holonyms ("Slovak" is a member of...):
Slovak Republic; Slovakia (a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from the Czech Republic in 1993)
Context examples:
Here and there we passed Cszeks and Slovaks, all in picturesque attire, but I noticed that goitre was painfully prevalent.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
Whilst the old fox is tied in his box, floating on the running stream whence he cannot escape to land—where he dares not raise the lid of his coffin-box lest his Slovak carriers should in fear leave him to perish—we shall go in the track where Jonathan went,—from Bistritz over the Borgo, and find our way to the Castle of Dracula.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
As I waited I heard in the distance a gipsy song sung by merry voices coming closer, and through their song the rolling of heavy wheels and the cracking of whips; the Szgany and the Slovaks of whom the Count had spoken were coming.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
In my husband's diary, Skinsky is mentioned as dealing with the Slovaks who trade down the river to the port; and the man's remark, that the murder was the work of a Slovak, showed the general feeling against his class.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
The roof was broken, and in two places were steps leading to vaults, but the ground had recently been dug over, and the earth placed in great wooden boxes, manifestly those which had been brought by the Slovaks.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
When they were all unloaded and packed in a great heap in one corner of the yard, the Slovaks were given some money by the Szgany, and spitting on it for luck, lazily went each to his horse's head.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
I must say they were not cheering to me, for amongst them were Ordog—Satan, pokol—hell, stregoica—witch, vrolok and vlkoslak—both of which mean the same thing, one being Slovak and the other Servian for something that is either were-wolf or vampire.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
On this were sure to be seated quite a group of home-coming peasants, the Cszeks with their white, and the Slovaks with their coloured, sheepskins, the latter carrying lance-fashion their long staves, with axe at end.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
With joy I hurried to the window, and saw drive into the yard two great leiter-wagons, each drawn by eight sturdy horses, and at the head of each pair a Slovak, with his wide hat, great nail-studded belt, dirty sheepskin, and high boots.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
The strangest figures we saw were the Slovaks, who were more barbarian than the rest, with their big cow-boy hats, great baggy dirty-white trousers, white linen shirts, and enormous heavy leather belts, nearly a foot wide, all studded over with brass nails.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
