Definition of Slovenia

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

Exact synonyms: Republic Of Slovenia, Slovenija
Generic synonyms: European Country, European Nation
Terms within: Ljubljana
Member holonyms: Slovene, Slovenian
Derivative terms: Slovenian

Definition of Slovenia

1. Proper noun. A country in Central Europe. Official name: ''Republic of Slovenia'', "Republika Slovenija" ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Slovenia

1. Created 7 april 1992 as a result of the division of yugoslavia. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Slovenia

slouchy
slough
slough of despond
sloughed
sloughier
sloughiest
sloughing
sloughing phagedena
sloughing ulcer
sloughs
sloughy
slovakia
slove
sloven
slovenia
slovenlier
slovenliest
slovenlike
slovenliness
slovenlinesses
slovenly
slovenly person
slovenly woman
slovenness
slovenry
slovens
slow
slow-cook
slow-motion

Literary usage of Slovenia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Housing Finance in Transition Economies by Takahiro Yasui, Centre for Co-operation with Non-members (2002)
"According to the 1991 census, Slovenia had a population of 1 988 million, of which 90% are Slovenes with Italian and Hungarian minorities. ..."

2. Landmine Monitor Report 1999: Toward a Mine-free World by International Campaign to Ban Land Mines, International Campaign to Ban Landmines (1999)
"Slovenia took part in all of the Ottawa Process treaty preparatory meetings, ... Slovenia is a state party to the Convention on Conventional Weapons, ..."

3. Railway Reform & Charges for the Use of Infrastructure by Chris Nash, Bryan Matthews, Louis S. Thompson (2005)
"Slovenia 1. Background As manager of public railway infrastructure, the Public Agency for Rail Transport of the Republic of Slovenia allocates train paths ..."

4. Preliminary Economic Studies of the War by Division of Economics and History (1922)
"Slovenia Slovene cooperation has its chief center at Ljubljana (Lai- bach), though there is also a cooperative community at Celje (Cille), which in 1918 had ..."

5. The Cooperative Movement in Jugoslavia, Rumania and North Italy During and by Diarmid Coffey (1922)
"Slovenia Slovene cooperation has its chief center at Ljubljana (Lai- bach), though there is also a cooperative community at Celje (Cille), which in 1918 had ..."

6. Agricultural Policies in OECD Countries: Monitoring and Evaluation 2005 by OECD Staff (2005)
"Changes in national policies with a direct budgetary impact: Farmers in Slovenia were affected by rather unfavourable natural conditions in 2003 and 2004. ..."

7. International Religious Freedom (2000): Report to Congress by the Department edited by Barbara Larkin (2001)
"Slovenia The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government respects this right in practice. There was no change in the status of respect ..."

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