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Slovakia Pronunciation
Slovakia is pronounced sloh-VAH-kee-uh, IPA /ˌsloʊˈvɑˌkiə/.
sloh-VAH-kee-uh
US /ˌsloʊˈvɑˌkiə/
Syllables: sloh · VAH · kee · uh (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun (proper): A landlocked country in central Europe, with Bratislava as its capital.
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Slovakia in a Sentence
- Slovakia uses the euro.
- The high Tatras run along the northern edge of Slovakia.
- Slovakia and the Czech Republic split peacefully in 1993.
Common Mispronunciations of Slovakia
Not sluh-VA-kee-uh
The loud middle beat is VAH, said with the mouth wide open, and the syllable ahead of it reduces to a quick sloh.
Not sloh-VAY-kee-uh
No ay of day appears anywhere in the name, even though the spelling invites one.
Tip: Four beats, sloh-VAH-kee-uh, with the punch on the second.
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