Slovenia
Syllabification: (Slo·ve·ni·a)
Pronunciation: /slōˈvēnēə/
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Definition of Slovenia
Slovenia formed part of the Austrian empire and in 1919 was ceded to the kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (named Yugoslavia from 1929) of which it remained a constituent republic until it declared its independence in 1991. It joined NATO and the EU in 2004