Advertisement
Advertisement
Slovenia
[sloh-vee-nee-uh, -veen-yuh]
noun
a republic in southeastern Europe: formerly part of Yugoslavia. 7,819 sq. mi. (20,250 sq. km). Ljubljana.
Slovenia
/ əʊˈːɪə /
noun
a republic in S central Europe: settled by the Slovenes in the 6th century; joined Yugoslavia in 1918 and became an autonomous republic in 1946; became fully independent in 1992 and joined the EU in 2004; rises over 2800 m (9000 ft) in the Julian Alps. Official language: Slovene. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: euro (replacing the tolar in 2007). Capital: Ljubljana. Pop: 1 992 690 (2013 est). Area: 20 251 sq km (7819 sq miles)
Slovenia
Republic in southeastern Europe at the top western corner of the Balkan Peninsula, bordered by Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the east and south, and the Adriatic Sea and Italy to the west. Its capital and largest city is Ljubljana.
Example Sentences
England will now face Spain in the quarter-finals as Slovenia's 2-0 defeat by the Czech Republic meant the Germany result was not more costly for the Young Lions.
England will reach the quarter-finals if they avoid defeat by Germany, or if Slovenia do not beat the Czech Republic.
Delap is part of England's training squad for the European Under-21 Championships in Slovenia later this month, but is now likely to miss the tournament.
Spain and Slovenia's broadcasters also asked for a discussion.
Slovenia international Sesko has scored 26 goals this season - already an improvement on the 23 he hit last year.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse
