Slav
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Slav
- /slɑːv/ British, US, UK
Rhymes with -ɑːv
Where it comes from
From Middle English Sclave, borrowed from Medieval Latin Sclavus, from Medieval Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos); see that entry for more. Doublet of slave and ciao. Displaced native Old English Wined.
noun Slavs · Slavi
- A member of any of the peoples of Europe who speak the Slavic languages.
- The Slavonian grebe.
adjective more Slav · most Slav
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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.
Similar: Slavic
Translations
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noun a member of a group of peoples in Eastern Europe speaking a Slavic language
| Español | eslavo, eslava |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 슬라브 사람 seullabeu saram |
| 日本語 | スラヴ人 suravujin, スラブ人 surabujin |
| 中文 | 斯拉夫人 sīlāfūrén |
| हिन्दी | स्लाव slāv |
| Português | eslavo, eslava |
| Français | slave |
| Deutsch | Slawe, Slawin |
| Italiano | slavo, slava |
| Ελληνικά | Σλάβος Slávos, Σλάβα Sláva |
| Română | slav, slavă |
| Русский | славяни́н slavjanín, славя́нка slavjánka |
| Tiếng Việt | người Slav |
| العربية | صَقْلَبِيّ ṣaqlabiyy, سَلَافِيّ salāfiyy, سَلَاف salāf, صَقَالِبَة ṣaqāliba |
| עברית | סלאבי |
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