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Slovakia

Slovakia

15 2.5
A landlocked country in Central Europe that became independent from the Czech Republic in 1993
  • proper noun
  • /sloʊˈvækiə/
translation icon : Eslovaquia
  • And then Slovakia is almost entirely Catholic and much more rural.
  • Slovakia, Romania
  • Slovakia, Poland
  • Slovakia, Hungary

We did some work in Bratislava in Slovakia.

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Examples

  • The way in which the Hungarian minority in Slovakia organized itself shows this process clearly.

    Academic text (1991)
  • According to the Slovak government, there is a need to restructure and strengthen Slovakia's defense units.

    Academic text (1999)
  • You leave for Slovakia tonight.

  • I was living in a small town in Slovakia.

  • Tell us about this place you mention, in Slovakia.

  • That means we're going to Slovakia and Amsterdam, right?

  • A considerable Western involvement is needed to help Slovakia stay on track as a democracy and market economy.

    Academic text (1993)
  • There hasn't been war in Slovakia for 50 years.

  • The greatest degree of attachment takes place in Poland and Slovakia; it is considerably lower in the Czech Republic and Hungary.

    Academic text (1996)
  • I was living in a small town in Slovakia.

Synonyms

Slovak Republic
vsSlovakia
3.5

A landlocked country in central Europe that became independent in 1993

is the everyday name for the same nation used in common speech

Surface Forms

Slovakia main

Etymology

Slovakia comes from the name of the Slovaks, and that name comes from an old Slavic root slovo meaning 'word'. So Slovakia basically means the land of people who 'share the same words' or language, which is why the country's name is tied to its people.