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Country name Slovakia, in 32 editions.

The entry for Slovakia published Country name in 32 editions of 33, from 1993 to 2025. The text changed in 13 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.

editions changed the text
13
the first edition with it
1993
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).

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conventional long form:
Slovak Republic
conventional short form:
Slovakia
local long form:
Slovenska republika
local short form:
Slovensko
etymology:
  • the country takes its name from the local Slav ethnic group;
  • the origin of the group's name is unclear, although early forms were used in Medieval Latin (Sclavus) and Byzantine Greek (Sklabos)

conventional long form: Slovak Republic
conventional short form: Slovakia
local long form: Slovenska republika
local short form: Slovensko
etymology: may derive from the medieval Latin word "Slavus" (Slav), which had country takes its name from the local form "Sloven", used since the 13th century to refer to Slav ethnic group; the territory origin of Slovakia the group's name is unclear, although early forms were used in Medieval Latin (Sclavus) and its inhabitants Byzantine Greek (Sklabos)

Central Intelligence Agency. “Slovakia: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1993–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/slovakia/country-name.

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