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Slovenia
n.
country in the Balkan region
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; ), officially the
Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: ,
abbr.:
RS), is a
nation state in southern
Central Europe, located at the crossroads of main European cultural and trade routes. It is bordered by
Italy to the west,
Austria to the north,
Hungary to the northeast,
Croatia to the south and southeast, and the
Adriatic Sea to the southwest. It covers and has a population of 2.06 million. It is a
parliamentary republic and a member of the
United Nations,
European Union, and
NATO. The capital and largest city is
Ljubljana.
Slovenia
Noun
1. a mountainous republic in central Europe; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; achieved independence in 1991
(synonym) Republic of Slovenia, Slovenija
(hypernym) European country, European nation
(member-meronym) Slovene
(part-meronym) Ljubljana
Slovenia
nf.
Slovenia, country in the Balkan region
Slovenia
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Background
The Slovene lands were part of the Holy Roman Empire and Austria until 1918 when the Slovenes joined the Serbs and Croats in forming a new multinational state, renamed Yugoslavia in 1929. After World War II, Slovenia became a republic of the renewed Yugoslavia, which though Communist, distanced itself from Moscow's rule. Dissatisfied with the exercise of power by the majority Serbs, the Slovenes succeeded in establishing their independence in 1991 after a short 10-day war. Historical ties to Western Europe, a strong economy, and a stable democracy have assisted in Slovenia's transformation to a modern state. Slovenia acceded to both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004.
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