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Slovak Republic

Slovak Republic

3.5
A landlocked country in central Europe that became independent in 1993
  • proper noun
translation icon : República Eslovaca
  • My dream vacation is a trip to the Slovak Republic, where I can explore its rich culture and history.

Examples

  • Despite its common occurrence in both domestic and wild ruminants in many geographic areas, subtype family XIIa has not been found in rodents in the United States and the Slovak Republic.

    Academic text (2014)

  • The heat map (Figure 2) shows that biomarker data from mothers and children clustered together except in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Bratislava is the capital of the Slovak Republic, known for its beautiful architecture and vibrant nightlife.

  • After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, the Slovak Republic became an independent nation in 1993.

Synonyms

Slovakia
vsSlovak Republic
15 2.5

A landlocked country in Central Europe that became independent from the Czech Republic in 1993

is the formal official name used in legal or formal contexts

Surface Forms

Slovak Republic main

Morphology

Slovak + republic

The name is compositionally formed from 'Slovak' (pertaining to Slovakia) and 'republic' (a type of state), so a learner who knows both constituents will readily infer it denotes the republic/state of Slovakia. This country-naming pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows straightforward compositional rules, making it immediately understandable to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Slovak Republic simply means the Slovak people's republic, with Slovak meaning the Slovak people and Republic meaning 'a country ruled by its own people'. When the country separated from the Czech Republic in 1993, Slovakia became 'independent', so the name labels the nation we call Slovakia today.