Slovak people in the context of "Polans (western)"

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⭐ Core Definition: Slovak people

The Slovaks (Slovak: Slováci [ˈsɫɔvaːt͡si] (historical Sloveni [ˈsɫɔvɛŋi]), singular: Slovák [ˈslɔvaːk] (historical: Sloven [ˈsɫɔvɛŋ]), feminine: Slovenka [ˈsɫɔvɛŋka], plural: Slovenky) are a West Slavic ethnic group and nation native to Slovakia who share a common ancestry, culture, history and speak the Slovak language.

In Slovakia, c. 4.4 million are ethnic Slovaks of 5.4 million total population. There are Slovak minorities in many neighboring countries including Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Ukraine and sizeable populations of immigrants and their descendants in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, United Kingdom and the United States among others, which are collectively referred to as the Slovak diaspora.

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👉 Slovak people in the context of Polans (western)

The Polans (Polish: Polanie; Latin: Polani, Polanos), also known as Polanians or Western Polans (Polish: Polanie Zachodni; Latin: Polani Occidentis), were a West Slavic and Lechitic tribe who inhabited the Warta River basin of the contemporary Greater Poland region starting in the 6th century.

They were one of Central Europe's main tribes and closely related to the Vistulans, Masovians, Czechs and Slovaks. According to Zygmunt Gloger, their name was derived from the word "pole", meaning "field", thus denoting them as "men of the fields".

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Slovak people in the context of Milan Rastislav Štefánik

Milan Rastislav Štefánik (Slovak: [ˈmilan ˈrascislaw ˈʂcefaːɲik] ; 21 July 1880 – 4 May 1919) was a Slovak politician, diplomat, aviator and astronomer. During World War I, he served at the same time as a general in the French Army and as Minister of War for Czechoslovakia. As one of the leading members of the Czechoslovak National Council (the resistance government), he contributed decisively to the cause of Czechoslovak sovereignty, since the status of Czech- and Slovak-populated territories was one of those in question until shortly before the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in 1918.

His personal motto was "To Believe, To Love, To Work" (Veriť, milovať, pracovať).

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Slovak people in the context of Slovak lands

Slovak lands or Slovakian lands (Slovak: Slovenská zem or shortly Slovensko; Hungarian: Tótország; Polish: Ziemia Słowacka or shortly Słowaczyzna) is the historical denomination for the whole of the Slovak-inhabited territories in Central Europe.

However, It more or less corresponds to modern Slovakia and the adjacent territories in which autochthonous Slovak minorities live.

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Slovak language → West Slavs → Ethnic group → Nation → Slovakia → Ancestor → Culture of Slovakia → History of Slovakia → Austria → Croatia → Czech Republic → Hungary → Poland → Romania → Serbia → Ukraine → Australia → Canada → France → Germany → United Kingdom → United States → Slovak diaspora →