| Slav (släv) n. A member of one of the Slavic-speaking peoples of eastern Europe. [Middle English Sclave, from Medieval Latin Scl  vus, from Late Greek Sklabos, alteration of Old Slavic Slov nin .] |
Slav [slɑːv]
n
(Social Science / Peoples) a member of any of the peoples of E Europe or NW Asia who speak a Slavonic language
[from Medieval Latin Sclāvus a captive Slav; see slave]
Slav (slɑv, slæv)
n.
a member of a Slavic-speaking people.
[1350–1400; Middle English Sclave < Medieval Latin Sclāvus, Slāvus, akin to Late Greek Sklábos < a Slavic ethnonym (compare Slovak, Slovene)]
Slav or Slav., Slavic.
Thesaurus Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  Slav - any member of the people of eastern Europe or Asian Russia who speak a Slavonic languageindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" Slavic people, Slavic race - a race of people speaking a Slavonic language Serb, Serbian - a member of a Slavic people who settled in Serbia and neighboring areas in the 6th and 7th centuries Sorbian - a speaker of Sorbian Cossack - a member of a Slavic people living in southern European Russia and Ukraine and adjacent parts of Asia and noted for their horsemanship and military skill; they formed an elite cavalry corps in czarist Russia |
| Adj. | 1. | Slav - speaking a Slavic language; "the Slav population of Georgia" |
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