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Slavi

//ˈslɒviː// name, noun

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Proper Noun

1
The Russian Orthodox Christmas, which is celebrated from January 6 through 13 in outstate Alaska, USA, wherever there is a sizable Russian Orthodox population.
"Following are three recipes for the large size pie – piroghi – one a very large size pie which the cook, Marlene Johnson of Naknek, says is excellent for "Slavi time.""

Noun

1
plural of Slav. archaic, form-of, plural
"The tribes of the Slavi were diſtinguiſhed by peculiar names; thus we have the Slavi Marahani, Slavi Sorbi, Slavi Behemani, Slavi Dalemincii, Slavi Carentani, Slavi Polaci or Poloni, Slavi Chorvati, Slavi Roſſi, &c. A great many of theſe are taken from rivers, and parts of the country they inhabited."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Russian сла́вы (slávy, “praises”), plural of сла́ва (sláva, “glory”), from Proto-Slavic *slàva (“fame; glory”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”).

Etymology 2

From Latin Sclavī, plural of Late Latin and Medieval Latin Sclavus (“a Slav”).

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