Definition of Slav in English:

Slav

noun slɑːvslɑv

A member of a group of peoples in central and eastern Europe speaking Slavic languages.
斯拉夫人
Example sentencesExamples
- Culturally, what difference will 40 million Slavs make to Europe's view of the world?
- By the late second century C.E., peoples such as the Slavs, Germans, Huns, and Bohemians began to raid Austria.
- Croats also began to look to Serbs and other southern Slavs as people with whom they shared a linguistic and cultural affinity.
- Greeks, Italians, Slavs, Turks and Russians all composed their own versions; they cannot possibly be reconciled.
- The Serbs went south, and became known as the South Slavs, or Yugoslavs.
- He continued to defend the right of Slavs to have liturgies in their own language and read the holy books in this language too.
- Germany consists of a large number of ethnic groups antipathetic to each other, including Germans, Jews, Bohemians, Slavs and Gypsies.
- Rusyns are eastern Slavs who live in Slovakia, Ukraine, and Poland.
- Turks, Arabs, Greeks, Armenians, Slavs, and Jews were represented.
- More and more Croats embraced the idea of unity with the South Slavs, or ‘Yugoslavism.’
- More headway was made among the Slavs of central Europe, aided by the relative ease of access and the penumbra of Carolingian power.
- However, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia was also under pressure from Slav nationalists, who demanded that their fellow Slavs in Serbia be defended.
- The Russians are primarily eastern Slavs, but many also have a Finnish, Siberian, Turkish, or Baltic heritage.
- His language was very similar to the language of Slavs living around the town.
- The Slavs called these Scandinavians ‘Rus’, which may be the origin of the name ‘Russia’.
- By the ninth century, Eastern Slavs began to settle in what are now the Ukraine, Belarus, and the Novgorod and Smolensk regions.
- In fact, Cyril and Methodius were Greek Orthodox monks from Salonika who brought Orthodoxy to the eastern Slavs.
- In the mid-nineteenth century, Bosnians joined Slavs from Serbia and Croatia in an uprising against the Turks.
- And thus Asparukh founded a state of Slavs and Bulgars, binding his tribe with the tribal alliance of the seven Slavic tribes and the Severians.
- Able-bodied Jews, Russians, Slavs and others to whom the Germans believed themselves to be superior were forced to work as slaves.

adjective slɑːvslɑv

another term for Slavic
Example sentencesExamples
- However, a split between Slav politicians in the government is complicating issues.
- Leaders of Macedonia's Slav majority, backed by Western governments, have ruled those options out.
- They were forced to adopt Slav names and their religious and cultural rights were changed and this process became known as the Revival Process.
- Albanian guerrillas with backing from Kosovo began operating in Macedonia earlier this year, bringing the majority Orthodox Slav country to the brink of civil war.
- The last three weeks have seen its fragile ethnic balance shaken, highlighting differences between the country's three-quarter Slav majority and its substantial Albanian minority.

Derivatives

Slavist

noun ˈslɑːvɪstˈslɑvəst

She falls in love with him, moves in, and abandons him for a more serious scholar, a Swedish Slavist.
Example sentencesExamples
- Professor Donskov is a leading Canadian Slavist in Russian literature and a world-renowned Tolstoy expert.

Origin

From medieval Latin Sclavus, late Greek Sklabos, later also from medieval Latin Slavus.

Rhymes

Algarve, calve, carve, grave, Graves, halve, starve, suave, Zouave

Definition of Slav in US English:

Slav

nounslɑvsläv

A member of a group of peoples in central and eastern Europe speaking Slavic languages.
斯拉夫人
Example sentencesExamples
- By the late second century C.E., peoples such as the Slavs, Germans, Huns, and Bohemians began to raid Austria.
- He continued to defend the right of Slavs to have liturgies in their own language and read the holy books in this language too.
- By the ninth century, Eastern Slavs began to settle in what are now the Ukraine, Belarus, and the Novgorod and Smolensk regions.
- Germany consists of a large number of ethnic groups antipathetic to each other, including Germans, Jews, Bohemians, Slavs and Gypsies.
- The Russians are primarily eastern Slavs, but many also have a Finnish, Siberian, Turkish, or Baltic heritage.
- In fact, Cyril and Methodius were Greek Orthodox monks from Salonika who brought Orthodoxy to the eastern Slavs.
- However, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia was also under pressure from Slav nationalists, who demanded that their fellow Slavs in Serbia be defended.
- Able-bodied Jews, Russians, Slavs and others to whom the Germans believed themselves to be superior were forced to work as slaves.
- In the mid-nineteenth century, Bosnians joined Slavs from Serbia and Croatia in an uprising against the Turks.
- The Slavs called these Scandinavians ‘Rus’, which may be the origin of the name ‘Russia’.
- His language was very similar to the language of Slavs living around the town.
- The Serbs went south, and became known as the South Slavs, or Yugoslavs.
- Greeks, Italians, Slavs, Turks and Russians all composed their own versions; they cannot possibly be reconciled.
- More headway was made among the Slavs of central Europe, aided by the relative ease of access and the penumbra of Carolingian power.
- Rusyns are eastern Slavs who live in Slovakia, Ukraine, and Poland.
- Croats also began to look to Serbs and other southern Slavs as people with whom they shared a linguistic and cultural affinity.
- And thus Asparukh founded a state of Slavs and Bulgars, binding his tribe with the tribal alliance of the seven Slavic tribes and the Severians.
- More and more Croats embraced the idea of unity with the South Slavs, or ‘Yugoslavism.’
- Turks, Arabs, Greeks, Armenians, Slavs, and Jews were represented.
- Culturally, what difference will 40 million Slavs make to Europe's view of the world?

adjectiveslɑvsläv

another term for Slavic
Example sentencesExamples
- They were forced to adopt Slav names and their religious and cultural rights were changed and this process became known as the Revival Process.
- Leaders of Macedonia's Slav majority, backed by Western governments, have ruled those options out.
- Albanian guerrillas with backing from Kosovo began operating in Macedonia earlier this year, bringing the majority Orthodox Slav country to the brink of civil war.
- The last three weeks have seen its fragile ethnic balance shaken, highlighting differences between the country's three-quarter Slav majority and its substantial Albanian minority.
- However, a split between Slav politicians in the government is complicating issues.

Origin

From medieval Latin Sclavus, late Greek Sklabos, later also from medieval Latin Slavus.

词汇	Slav
释义	Definition of Slav in English: Slav noun slɑːvslɑv A member of a group of peoples in central and eastern Europe speaking Slavic languages. 斯拉夫人 Example sentencesExamples Culturally, what difference will 40 million Slavs make to Europe's view of the world? By the late second century C.E., peoples such as the Slavs, Germans, Huns, and Bohemians began to raid Austria. Croats also began to look to Serbs and other southern Slavs as people with whom they shared a linguistic and cultural affinity. Greeks, Italians, Slavs, Turks and Russians all composed their own versions; they cannot possibly be reconciled. The Serbs went south, and became known as the South Slavs, or Yugoslavs. He continued to defend the right of Slavs to have liturgies in their own language and read the holy books in this language too. Germany consists of a large number of ethnic groups antipathetic to each other, including Germans, Jews, Bohemians, Slavs and Gypsies. Rusyns are eastern Slavs who live in Slovakia, Ukraine, and Poland. Turks, Arabs, Greeks, Armenians, Slavs, and Jews were represented. More and more Croats embraced the idea of unity with the South Slavs, or ‘Yugoslavism.’ More headway was made among the Slavs of central Europe, aided by the relative ease of access and the penumbra of Carolingian power. However, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia was also under pressure from Slav nationalists, who demanded that their fellow Slavs in Serbia be defended. The Russians are primarily eastern Slavs, but many also have a Finnish, Siberian, Turkish, or Baltic heritage. His language was very similar to the language of Slavs living around the town. The Slavs called these Scandinavians ‘Rus’, which may be the origin of the name ‘Russia’. By the ninth century, Eastern Slavs began to settle in what are now the Ukraine, Belarus, and the Novgorod and Smolensk regions. In fact, Cyril and Methodius were Greek Orthodox monks from Salonika who brought Orthodoxy to the eastern Slavs. In the mid-nineteenth century, Bosnians joined Slavs from Serbia and Croatia in an uprising against the Turks. And thus Asparukh founded a state of Slavs and Bulgars, binding his tribe with the tribal alliance of the seven Slavic tribes and the Severians. Able-bodied Jews, Russians, Slavs and others to whom the Germans believed themselves to be superior were forced to work as slaves. adjective slɑːvslɑv another term for Slavic Example sentencesExamples However, a split between Slav politicians in the government is complicating issues. Leaders of Macedonia's Slav majority, backed by Western governments, have ruled those options out. They were forced to adopt Slav names and their religious and cultural rights were changed and this process became known as the Revival Process. Albanian guerrillas with backing from Kosovo began operating in Macedonia earlier this year, bringing the majority Orthodox Slav country to the brink of civil war. The last three weeks have seen its fragile ethnic balance shaken, highlighting differences between the country's three-quarter Slav majority and its substantial Albanian minority. Derivatives Slavist noun ˈslɑːvɪstˈslɑvəst She falls in love with him, moves in, and abandons him for a more serious scholar, a Swedish Slavist. Example sentencesExamples Professor Donskov is a leading Canadian Slavist in Russian literature and a world-renowned Tolstoy expert. Origin From medieval Latin Sclavus, late Greek Sklabos, later also from medieval Latin Slavus. Rhymes Algarve, calve, carve, grave, Graves, halve, starve, suave, Zouave Definition of Slav in US English: Slav nounslɑvsläv A member of a group of peoples in central and eastern Europe speaking Slavic languages. 斯拉夫人 Example sentencesExamples By the late second century C.E., peoples such as the Slavs, Germans, Huns, and Bohemians began to raid Austria. He continued to defend the right of Slavs to have liturgies in their own language and read the holy books in this language too. By the ninth century, Eastern Slavs began to settle in what are now the Ukraine, Belarus, and the Novgorod and Smolensk regions. Germany consists of a large number of ethnic groups antipathetic to each other, including Germans, Jews, Bohemians, Slavs and Gypsies. The Russians are primarily eastern Slavs, but many also have a Finnish, Siberian, Turkish, or Baltic heritage. In fact, Cyril and Methodius were Greek Orthodox monks from Salonika who brought Orthodoxy to the eastern Slavs. However, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia was also under pressure from Slav nationalists, who demanded that their fellow Slavs in Serbia be defended. Able-bodied Jews, Russians, Slavs and others to whom the Germans believed themselves to be superior were forced to work as slaves. In the mid-nineteenth century, Bosnians joined Slavs from Serbia and Croatia in an uprising against the Turks. The Slavs called these Scandinavians ‘Rus’, which may be the origin of the name ‘Russia’. His language was very similar to the language of Slavs living around the town. The Serbs went south, and became known as the South Slavs, or Yugoslavs. Greeks, Italians, Slavs, Turks and Russians all composed their own versions; they cannot possibly be reconciled. More headway was made among the Slavs of central Europe, aided by the relative ease of access and the penumbra of Carolingian power. Rusyns are eastern Slavs who live in Slovakia, Ukraine, and Poland. Croats also began to look to Serbs and other southern Slavs as people with whom they shared a linguistic and cultural affinity. And thus Asparukh founded a state of Slavs and Bulgars, binding his tribe with the tribal alliance of the seven Slavic tribes and the Severians. More and more Croats embraced the idea of unity with the South Slavs, or ‘Yugoslavism.’ Turks, Arabs, Greeks, Armenians, Slavs, and Jews were represented. Culturally, what difference will 40 million Slavs make to Europe's view of the world? adjectiveslɑvsläv another term for Slavic Example sentencesExamples They were forced to adopt Slav names and their religious and cultural rights were changed and this process became known as the Revival Process. Leaders of Macedonia's Slav majority, backed by Western governments, have ruled those options out. Albanian guerrillas with backing from Kosovo began operating in Macedonia earlier this year, bringing the majority Orthodox Slav country to the brink of civil war. The last three weeks have seen its fragile ethnic balance shaken, highlighting differences between the country's three-quarter Slav majority and its substantial Albanian minority. However, a split between Slav politicians in the government is complicating issues. Origin From medieval Latin Sclavus, late Greek Sklabos, later also from medieval Latin Slavus.
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