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Slav

US/slɑːv/ rare uk
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

speaking a Slavic language

  • “the Slav population of Georgia”

noun

1.

Origin

From Middle English Sclave, borrowed from Medieval Latin Sclavus, from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos); see that entry for more.

Phrases

  • South Slav

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