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Slovakia's name means the "Land of the Slavs" (Slovensko in Slovak stemming from the older form Sloven/Slovienin). As such, it is a cognate of the words Slovenia and Slavonia . In medieval Latin, German, and even some Slavic sources, the same name has often been used for Slovaks, Slovenes, Slavonians, and Slavs in general.
The most important Slovak representative at this time, Milan Rastislav Štefánik, a French citizen of Slovak origin, served as a French general and as leading representative of the Czecho-Slovak National Council based in Paris. He made a decisive contribution to the success of the Czecho-Slovak cause.
Great Moravia (Latin: Regnum Marahensium; Greek: Μεγάλη Μοραβία, Meghálī Moravía; Czech: Velká Morava [ˈvɛlkaː ˈmorava]; Slovak: Veľká Morava [ˈvɛʎkaː ˈmɔrava]; Polish: Wielkie Morawy, German: Großmähren), or simply Moravia, [1] [2] [3] was the first major state that was predominantly West Slavic to emerge in the area of Central Europe, [4] possibly including ...
The Slovaks (Slovak: Slováci [ˈsɫɔvaːt͡si], singular: Slovák [ˈslɔvaːk], 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
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The Annals of Fulda refer to Svatopluk as a nephew of Rastislav, the second known ruler of Great Moravia. [5] [19] Svatopluk was most probably born around 840. [6]His father's name was Svetimir, according to the late 12th-century Chronicle of the Priest of Duklja, a medieval historical work long dismissed as a collection of fact and fiction.
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The Slovak National Archives (Slovak: Slovenský národný archív) were created in 1928. They are under the authority of the Minister of the Interior. They are under the authority of the Minister of the Interior.