ˈsläˌvizəm, -laˌv-, -lȧˌv- noun
also slav·i·cism -lavəˌsizəm, -läv-, -lȧv-
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: slavism International Scientific Vocabulary slav + -ism; slavicism from slavic (I) + -ism
1.
a. : Slavic traits or attitudes
b. : slavophilism
2. : a characteristically Slavic word or expression occurring in another language