SLAV


Meaning of SLAV in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' släv, ' slav

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English Sclav, from Medieval Latin Sclavus, from Late Greek Sklabos, from Sklab ē noi Slavs, of Slavic origin; akin to Old Russian Slov ě ne, an East Slavic tribe

Date: 14th century

: a person whose native tongue is a Slavic language

– Slav adjective

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