Slo·va·ki·a (sl -vä k - , -v k-) A landlocked country of central Europe. Settled by Slavic peoples c. 6th century a.d., the region was conquered by Magyars in the early 10th century and was generally under Hungarian rule until 1918, when it became part of Czechoslovakia. Slovakia became a German puppet state during World War II. It was taken by the Soviets in 1945 and again made part of Czechoslovakia, which came under Communist rule in 1948. After the end of Communist rule in 1989, government leaders reached an agreement to separate the country into two fully independent republics. The Republic of Slovakia came into existence on January 1, 1993. Bratislava is the capital and largest city. Population: 5,450,000. |   |
Slovakia [sləʊˈvækɪə]
n
(Placename) a country in central Europe: part of Hungary from the 11th century until 1918, when it united with Bohemia and Moravia to form Czechoslovakia; it became independent in 1993. Official language: Slovak. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: koruna. Capital: Bratislava. Pop.: 5 410 000 (2001 est.). Area: 49 036 sq. km (18 940 sq. miles)
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| Noun | 1. |  Slovakia - a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from the Czech Republic in 1993Carpathian Mountains, Carpathians - a mountain range in central Europe that extends from Slovakia and southern Poland southeastward through western Ukraine to northeastern Romania; a popular resort area Europe - the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles Slovak - a native or inhabitant of Slovakia |
Translations
Slovakia
n → die Slowakei
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