Slovak

noun

Slo·​vak ˈslō-ˌväk How to pronounce Slovak (audio)
-ˌvak
1
: a member of a Slavic people of Slovakia
2
: the Slavic language of the Slovak people
Slovak adjective
Slovakian adjective or noun

Examples of Slovak in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The whole idea of a tourist attraction built as a guileless ode to love, and shrine to a Slovak poem, may strike you, at first blush, as defying both rhyme and reason. Sam Roberts, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2024 Kiedis deeply admired Slovak, who was a major influence on the Chili Peppers’ early sound. Vulture, 18 Jan. 2024 Gusto Entertainment is releasing the film in Benelux and Plattform Distribution in Sweden along with Warner Bros. Discovery in the Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Moldova, Albania, Bulgaria and the Adriatic countries. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Dec. 2023 The Slovak Police Force urges residents to keep their dogs out of the way when driving. Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2023 Posts in Slovak that violate company policies, Reset’s researchers said, had been seen at least 530,000 times in two weeks after the law went into effect. Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023 The Slovak stopper went 10-9-5 with the Rangers last season as Igor Shesterkin’s backup after one season in Vancouver following his three-year Boston tenure (49 wins as Tuukka Rask’s backup). Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023 In July 2018, the Slovak press reported that the Night Wolves, a nationalist Russian biker gang, had created an official European base of operations in the village of Dolna Krupa on Finish reading this article for free. Mitchell A. Orenstein, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2018 Germany, Sweden, Croatia, and Cyprus have sent aircraft, while dozens of Romanian, French, Czech, Bulgarian, Albanian, Slovak, and Serb firefighters are helping on the ground. Elena Becatoros, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Slovak slovák

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Slovak was in 1829

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Cite this Entry

“Slovak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Slovak. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

Slovak

noun
Slo·​vak ˈslō-ˌväk How to pronounce Slovak (audio)
-ˌvak
1
: a member of a Slavic people of Slovakia
2
: the Slavic language of the Slovak people
Slovak adjective
Slovakian adjective or noun
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