Slav
/slɑːv/ adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A member of any of the peoples of Europe who speak the Slavic languages.
- 2 any member of the people of eastern Europe or Asian Russia who speak a Slavonic language wordnet
- 3 The Slavonian grebe. British
Adjective
- 1 Synonym of Slavic.
"Arising out of her intercourse with the Slavs of the interior, Dubrovnik became a very Slav city, both in manners and in sympathy."
Adjective
- 1 speaking a Slavic language wordnet
Antonyms
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More examples"Arising out of her intercourse with the Slavs of the interior, Dubrovnik became a very Slav city, both in manners and in sympathy."
Etymology
From Middle English Sclave, borrowed from Medieval Latin Sclavus, from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos); see that entry for more. Doublet of slave and ciao. Displaced native Old English Wined.