SLAV


Meaning of SLAV in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsläv, ˈslav ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English Sclav, from Medieval Latin Sclavus, from Late Greek Sklabos, from Sklabēnoi Slavs, of Slavic origin; akin to Old Russian Slověne, an East Slavic tribe

Date: 14th century

: a person whose native tongue is a Slavic language

• Slav adjective

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