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

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Along with outrage from fans, Slovak rap artists also reportedly began dropping out the festival, followed by one of its two organizers. Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 11 July 2025 Production was supported by Slovak Audiovisual Fund, Czech Audiovisual Fund, Slovak Television and Radio and Košice Region – Terra Incognita. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 4 July 2025 Their nationalities: British, Czech, German, Romanian, and Slovak. Hadley Gamble, semafor.com, 17 June 2025 The discoveries were made by Guatemalan and Slovak archaeologists, alongside international experts, as part of the Uaxactún Regional Archaeological Project (PARU) and with backing from Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia, officials said. Alysha Bibi, CNN Money, 30 May 2025 The sheets represent works by Slovak and Hungarian painter Ladislav Mednyánszky and Colombian artist Hena Rodríguez, both of which were withdrawn from the exhibition. Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025 The Slovak culture ministry did not reply to ARTnews’s request for comment. George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2024 Last year, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico pledged to stop sending military aid to Ukraine, and in November 2023, the Slovak government rejected a $43 million aid package to Kyiv. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024 Right now, Trump has tremendous political capital to wield over some of these potential holdouts, including Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico. Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2024

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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“Slovak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Slovak. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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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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