Slav

[ slahv, slav ]

/ slɑv, slæv /

noun

one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs ), the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs ), and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs ).

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of the Slavs; Slavic.

Origin of Slav

First recorded in 1350–1400; from Medieval Latin Slāvus, variant of Sclāvus, akin to Late Greek Sklábos, from a Slavic ethnonym, perhaps originally a name for all Slavic tribes (compare Old Russian Slověně an East Slavic tribe); replacing Middle English Sclave, from Medieval Latin Sclāvus; cf. Slovak, Slovene, slave

Words nearby Slav

slaty, slaughter, slaughterhouse, slaughterman, slaughterous, Slav, slave, slave ant, slave bracelet, Slave Coast, slave cylinder

Definition for Slav (2 of 2)

Slav

or Slav.

abbreviation

Slavic (def. 1).

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Example sentences from the Web for Slav

In common with the Slav languages it has a sixth vowel, viz.
The Land of the Black Mountain|Reginald Wyon
I suppose there's enough of the Slav in me, from my mother, to make me feel like that, too.
The Boy Scouts In Russia|John Blaine
The fight had been sharp and fierce; already he was beginning to rejoice that the Puritan had conquered the Slav.
The Dominant Strain|Anna Chapin Ray
The Slav wife in this country bears from two to two and a half times as fast as the wife of American parentage.
The Old World in the New|Edward Alsworth Ross

This is why, when a labor force has come to be mostly Slav, it will soon be all Slav.
The Old World in the New|Edward Alsworth Ross

British Dictionary definitions for Slav

Slav

/ (slɑːv) /

noun

a member of any of the peoples of E Europe or NW Asia who speak a Slavonic language

Word Origin for Slav

C14: from Medieval Latin Sclāvus a captive Slav; see slave

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单词	slav
释义	Slav [ slahv, slav ] / slɑv, slæv / noun one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs ), the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs ), and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs ). adjective of, relating to, or characteristic of the Slavs; Slavic. Origin of Slav First recorded in 1350–1400; from Medieval Latin Slāvus, variant of Sclāvus, akin to Late Greek Sklábos, from a Slavic ethnonym, perhaps originally a name for all Slavic tribes (compare Old Russian Slověně an East Slavic tribe); replacing Middle English Sclave, from Medieval Latin Sclāvus; cf. Slovak, Slovene, slave Words nearby Slav slaty, slaughter, slaughterhouse, slaughterman, slaughterous, Slav, slave, slave ant, slave bracelet, Slave Coast, slave cylinder Definition for Slav (2 of 2) Slav or Slav. abbreviation Slavic (def. 1). Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Slav In common with the Slav languages it has a sixth vowel, viz. The Land of the Black Mountain\|Reginald Wyon I suppose there's enough of the Slav in me, from my mother, to make me feel like that, too. The Boy Scouts In Russia\|John Blaine The fight had been sharp and fierce; already he was beginning to rejoice that the Puritan had conquered the Slav. The Dominant Strain\|Anna Chapin Ray The Slav wife in this country bears from two to two and a half times as fast as the wife of American parentage. The Old World in the New\|Edward Alsworth Ross This is why, when a labor force has come to be mostly Slav, it will soon be all Slav. The Old World in the New\|Edward Alsworth Ross British Dictionary definitions for Slav Slav / (slɑːv) / noun a member of any of the peoples of E Europe or NW Asia who speak a Slavonic language Word Origin for Slav C14: from Medieval Latin Sclāvus a captive Slav; see slave Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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