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Slav

/slɑv/
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Other forms: Slavs

Definitions of Slav
  1. noun
    any member of the people of eastern Europe or Asian Russia who speak a Slavonic language
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    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
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  2. adjective
    speaking a Slavic language
    “the Slav population of Georgia”
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