Merriam-Webster Logo
SINCE 1828
dictionary thesaurus view recents

Slovene

noun
Save Word
Slo·​vene | \ ˈslō-ˌvēn How to pronounce Slovene (audio) \

Definition of Slovene

1 : a member of a Slavic people living largely in Slovenia
2 : the language of the Slovenes

Other Words from Slovene

Slovene adjective
Slovenian \ slō-​ˈvē-​nē-​ən How to pronounce Slovenian (audio) , -​nyən \ adjective or noun

First Known Use of Slovene

1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for Slovene

German Slowene from Slovene Slovenec

Keep scrolling for more

Learn More about Slovene

Time Traveler for Slovene

Time Traveler

The first known use of Slovene was in 1876

See more words from the same year

Statistics for Slovene

Cite this Entry

“Slovene.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Slovene. Accessed 15 December 2019.

More from Merriam-Webster on Slovene

Spanish Central: Translation of Slovene

Nglish: Translation of Slovene for Spanish Speakers

Comments on Slovene

What made you want to look up Slovene? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

Show Comments  Hide Comments 

WORD OF THE DAY

delectation

Listen to the pronounciation of delectation

delight or enjoyment

Get Word of the Day daily email!

Test Your Vocabulary

Great Scrabble Words—A Quiz

  • scrabble tiles that read scrabble quiz
  • Which of the following Q-without-U words means the number five in cards or dice?
Spell It

Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?

TAKE THE QUIZ
Syn City

Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.

TAKE THE QUIZ
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Words at Play
Ask the Editors
Word Games