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slovak

adj.
B1 Intermediate US //ˈsɫoʊvæk// slo·vak

adj. relating to the country of Slovakia, its people, or the language they speak.

adj. relating to Slovakia, its inhabitants, or their West Slavic language. Often used attributively to modify nouns related to national identity or culture.


SIMPLE

I really enjoy eating traditional Slovak food.

CONTEXTUAL

The museum features a large collection of Slovak folk art from the nineteenth century.

COMPLEX

The researcher spent three years documenting the phonetic differences between various Slovak dialects in the mountainous northern regions of the country.

Origin

From Slovak Slovák (“Slovak”), from a shortening of Proto-Slavic *slověninъ (“Slav”) + -ák. Related to Slovene.

Usage

Typically placed before the noun it modifies; when referring to the language or people as a whole, it is capitalized.

Pitfall

He is a Slovakia man.He is a Slovak man.Use the adjective 'Slovak' to describe people or things, rather than the noun 'Slovakia' which refers only to the country.

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