Slavonic

/sləˈvɑnɪk/
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Definitions of Slavonic
  1. adjective
    of or relating to Slavic languages
    synonyms: Slavic
  2. noun
    a branch of the Indo-European family of languages
    synonyms: Slavic, Slavic language, Slavonic language
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    Church Slavic, Old Bulgarian, Old Church Slavic, Old Church Slavonic
    the Slavic language into which the Bible was translated in the 9th century
    Russian
    the Slavic language that is the official language of Russia
    Belarusian, Byelorussian, White Russian
    the Slavic language spoken in Belarus
    Ukrainian
    the Slavic language spoken in the Ukraine
    Polish
    the Slavic language of Poland
    Slovak
    the Slavic language spoken in Slovakia
    Czech
    the Slavic language of Czechs
    Slovene
    the Slavic language of Slovenes
    Serbo-Croat, Serbo-Croatian
    the Slavic language of the Serbs and Croats; the Serbian dialect is usually written in the Cyrillic alphabet and the Croatian dialect is usually written in the Roman alphabet
    Lusatian, Sorbian
    a Slavonic language spoken in rural area of southeastern Germany
    Macedonian
    the Slavic language of modern Macedonia
    Bulgarian
    a Slavic language spoken in Bulgaria
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    Balto-Slavic, Balto-Slavic language, Balto-Slavonic
    a family of Indo-European languages including the Slavic and Baltic languages
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