Main Entry: Slo·va·kia

Pronunciation: \slō-ˈvä-kē-ə, -ˈva-\

Variant(s): or Slo·ven·sko \ˈslȯ-ven-ˌskȯ\

Function: geographical name

country central Europe; a constituent republic of Czechoslovakia 1918–92 ∗ Bratislava area 18,923 square miles (49,011 square kilometers), population 5,379,455