Slav (redirected from Slavs)

Slav  (släv)

n.

A member of one of the Slavic-speaking peoples of eastern Europe.

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[Middle English Sclave, from Medieval Latin Sclvus, from Late Greek Sklabos, alteration of Old Slavic Slovnin.]

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Slav

Noun

a member of any of the peoples of E Europe or the former Soviet Union who speak a Slavonic language [Medieval Latin Sclavus a captive Slav]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Slav - any member of the people of eastern Europe or Asian Russia who speak a Slavonic language individual, 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 Croat, Croatian - a member of the Slavic people living in Croatia 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"

Translations

Slav [slɑːv] adj → eslavo

Slav [slɑːv] adj → slave

Slav [slɑːv] adj → slawisch

n → Slawe m, Slawin f

Slav [slɑːv] adj, n → slavo/a