Slovene

[ sloh-veen, sloh-veen or sloh-vee-nee-uh n, ]

/ sloʊˈvin, ˈsloʊ vin or sloʊˈvi ni ən, /

one of a Slavic people dwelling in Slovenia.

a South Slavic language spoken in Slovenia.

of or relating to the Slovenes or Slovene.

Origin of Slovene

1880–85; < German Slowene < Slovene Slovệnec (noun), slovệnski (adj.), ultimately derivative of Common Slavic *slověninŭ Slav

The fact that his father is a Slovene and his mother is a Croat seems all too fitting.

Half of This Bar Is in Slovenia, the Other Half Is in Croatia |Jeff Campagna |January 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Tito in Tovariši became a bestseller in Slovenia, but is available only in Slovene at the moment.

Did Tito Kill Stalin? A New Book on the Theory |Noah Charney |July 6, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
A group of Slovene boys, who worked on the Bessemer, picked on one of their number, and covered him with soap and American oaths.

Steel |Charles Rumford Walker
The special Serb, Croat, and Slovene flags rank equally and may be freely hoisted on all occasions.

The Russian Revolution; The Jugo-Slav Movement |Alexander Petrunkevitch, Samuel Northrup Harper, Frank Alfred Golder, Robert Joseph Kerner

He addressed himself to the men, of course in the Slovene language, as a fellow-countryman.

The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 |Henry Baerlein
Most of the General's pieces—which are all in Slovene—treat of love and nature.

The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 |Henry Baerlein
He is charged with having removed the initialled papers from the Slovene claims and affixed them to the German claims.

The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 |Henry Baerlein

Slovene

/ (sləʊˈviːn) /

of, relating to, or characteristic of Slovenia, its people, or their language

Also: Slovenian a South Slavonic language spoken in Slovenia, closely related to Croatian