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SLOVENIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)