Slovakian
From near Austria
Slovakian refers to anything relating to Slovakia, a landlocked country in Central Europe, or its people, language, and culture.
As a noun, a Slovakian is a person from Slovakia: My neighbor is Slovakian.
Slovak is the more traditional term and remains standard in formal contexts, though Slovakian has become common in everyday speech.
Slovakia's chief city
- DanubeMajor Central European river
- CarpathiansCentral European mountain range
- landlockedHaving no sea access
- mountainousHaving many peaks
caves · castles · villages · terrain · borders · Austria · Hungary · Poland
Of certain Eastern Europeans
- diacriticsMarks altering letter pronunciation
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
- vocabularyOne's word collection
fluency · speaker · translator · interpreter · loanwords · dialect · accent · Czech
From the continent's middle
- SlavicOf certain Eastern Europeans
- Eastern BlocUSSR-aligned European nations
- SchengenBorder-free European area
- CzechoslovakOf a former Central European republic
diaspora · emigrant · expatriate · heritage · ancestry · identity · citizenship · passport
Inherited cultural narratives
- Easter traditionsCustoms for spring holy day
- woodcarvingSculpting in timber
- embroideryDecorative stitching on fabric
- folk danceCommunal heritage choreography
Former Central European republic
- Iron CurtainCold War's political divide
- Austro-HungarianFormer Central European empire
- communismCollective ownership system
- independenceFreedom from external control
1993 · nationalism · federation · partition · sovereignty · transition · reform · revolution
Bratislava
Slovakia's chief city
- DanubeMajor Central European river
- CarpathiansCentral European mountain range
- landlockedHaving no sea access
mountainous · caves · castles · villages · terrain · borders · Austria · Hungary · Poland · Ukraine
Slavic
Of certain Eastern Europeans
- diacriticsMarks altering letter pronunciation
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
vocabulary · fluency · speaker · translator · interpreter · loanwords · dialect · accent · Czech · alphabet
Central European
From the continent's middle
- SlavicOf certain Eastern Europeans
- Eastern BlocUSSR-aligned European nations
- SchengenBorder-free European area
Czechoslovak · diaspora · emigrant · expatriate · heritage · ancestry · identity · citizenship · passport · naturalized
folklore
Inherited cultural narratives
- Easter traditionsCustoms for spring holy day
- woodcarvingSculpting in timber
- embroideryDecorative stitching on fabric
folk dance · shepherd · tradition · handicrafts · festivals
Czechoslovakia
Former Central European republic
- Iron CurtainCold War's political divide
- Austro-HungarianFormer Central European empire
- communismCollective ownership system
independence · 1993 · nationalism · federation · partition · sovereignty · transition · reform · revolution · democratic