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Meaning of "Slav" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SLAV

From Medieval Latin Sclāvus a captive Slav.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SLAV

Slav  [slɑːv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLAV

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Slav is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SLAV MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Slavs

The Slavs are an Indo-European ethno-linguistic group living in Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Southeast Europe, North Asia and Central Asia, who speak the Indo-European Slavic languages, and share, to varying degrees, certain cultural traits and historical backgrounds. From the early 6th century they spread to inhabit most of Central and Eastern Europe and Southeast Europe. Slavic groups also ventured as far as Scandinavia, constituting elements amongst the Vikings; while at the other geographic extreme, Slavic mercenaries fighting for the Byzantines and Arabs settled Asia Minor and even as far as Syria. Later, East Slavs colonized Siberia and Central Asia. Every Slavic ethnicity has emigrated to other parts of the world. Over half of Europe's territory is inhabited by Slavic-speaking communities. Modern nations and ethnic groups called by the ethnonym Slavs are considerably diverse both genetically and culturally, and relations between them – even within the individual ethnic groups themselves – are varied, ranging from a sense of connection to mutual feelings of hostility.

Definition of Slav in the English dictionary

The definition of Slav in the dictionary is a member of any of the peoples of E Europe or NW Asia who speak a Slavonic language.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SLAV


Algarve
ælˈɡɑːv
calve
kɑːv
carve
kɑːv
Graves
ɡrɑːv
halve
hɑːv
Jugoslav
ˈjuːɡəʊˌslɑːv
MARV
mɑːv
ollamh
ˈɒlɑːv
schav
ʃɑːv
starve
stɑːv
suave
swɑːv
tav
tɑːv
varve
vɑːv
vaw
vɑːv
Yugoslav
ˈjuːɡəʊˌslɑːv
Zouave
zuːˈɑːv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLAV

Slave Coast
slave cylinder
slave driver
slave labour
Slave River
slave ship
Slave State

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLAV

chav
Dunav
Ekaterinoslav
grav
lav
moshav
pav
Rav
sat nav
sav
vav
Yekaterinoslav

Synonyms and antonyms of Slav in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Slav» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLAV

Find out the translation of Slav to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Slav from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Slav» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

斯拉夫民族
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

eslavo
570 millions of speakers

English

Slav
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्लाव
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سلاف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Slav
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

eslavo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Slav
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Slave
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Slav
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Slawe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スラブ人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

슬라브인 혹은 슬라브어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Slav
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Slav
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுலோவ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्लाव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Slav
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

slavo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Słowianin
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Slav
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

slav
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σλαβική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Slawiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Slav
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Slav
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Slav

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLAV»

The term «Slav» is very widely used and occupies the 9.180 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «Slav» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of Slav
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «Slav».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLAV» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Slav» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Slav» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Slav

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLAV»

Discover the use of Slav in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Slav and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Becoming Slav, Becoming Croat: Identity Transformations in ...
Drawing on the new ways of reading and studying ancient and early medieval sources, this book explores the appearance of the Croat identity in early medieval Dalmatia.
Danijel Džino, 2010
2
Breaking the South Slav dream: the rise and fall of Yugoslavia
'... Kate Hudson's welcome and timely work explains the real reasons for the break-up of Yugoslavia with rigour and clarity.' --Alice Mahon MP
Kate Hudson, 2003
3
The South Slav Conflict: History, Religion, Ethnicity, and ...
Although attractive in their simplicity, the price of acting on such approaches in seeking to respond to the South Slav conflict for the international community is too high. Moreover, these approaches appear to offer little direction for how to shape ...
Raju G.C Thomas, 2014
4
Silvia Dubois: A Biografy of the Slav who Whipt Her Mistres ...
This edition preserves Larison's idiosyncratic phonetic spelling, with annotations. This book may be mostly history or it may be mostly folklore, but it is in any case well worth reading.
Cornelius Wilson Larison, Jared Lobdell, 1988
5
Concise Compendium of the World's Languages
Greek hupnos- Slav, sunu; Latin axis- Slav, osi; Latin taurus - Slav. turu. (b) monophthongization: cf. Lithuanian eiti - Slav, iti 'to go'; Latin cruor, Greek kreas - Slav. kruvl 'blood, flesh'. (c) By the first palatalization (which antedated the process ...
George L. Campbell, 1998
6
Fairy Tales of the Slav Peasants & Herdsmen 1896
1896. Very few of the twenty fairy tales included in this volume have been presented before in an English dress; this will doubtless enhance their value in the eyes of the young folk, for whom they are principally intended.
Alex Chodsko, 2003
7
The Triangle System: Noteboom, Marshall Gambit and Other ...
Grandmaster Ruslan Scherbakov presents an opening system for Black based on the Semi-Slav Triangle - an ambitious way to fight the ever-popular Queen's Gambit.
Ruslan Scherbakov, 2012
8
Textual Optimism: A Critique of the United Bible Societies' ...
They have not been included because 1) the citation is too detailed to record within a chart, and 2) the particular manuscript cited is not a principal witness. Luke: Acts: Romans: 1 Peter: Revelation: Q 1.35 slav Q 1.2 slav Q 1.7 slav Q 1.7 slav Q ...
Kent D. Clarke, 1997
9
Slav Or Saxon?; a Study of the Growth and Tendencies of ...
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 edition.
William Dudley Foulke, 2013
10
Play the Semi-Slav
The Semi-Slav is both sound and ambitious, which makes it a favorite of the elite. This book provides expert guidance on how to play this exciting variation.
David Vigorito, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLAV»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Slav is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The voice of the Pope and the Church in dialogue with the World
He follows in the footsteps of Saint John Paul II, the Slav Pope who visited this nation twice during his over a quarter of a century pontificate. The last time was in ... «Vatican Radio, Jun 15»
2
Slav Alexeichik's return to the ring
Call it a comeback, a return to the ring or the moment of truth - Slav Alexeichik doesn't care. The only thing on the Orakei kickboxer's mind is lifting the pro ... «Auckland stuff.co.nz, May 15»
3
Tactic Toolbox Semi-Slav with 5.Bg5
If you like an exciting battle you should play 5.Bg5 against the Semi-Slav. This natural developing move is the most principled and sharpest option against ... «Chessbase News, Mar 15»
4
Young Investigator Profile: Slavé Petrovski
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Some genes can handle changes better than others, and figuring which gene is which will help researchers better interpret the ... «GenomeWeb, Feb 15»
5
College Friends Weigh In On Marshawn Lynch's Media Tactics
by Slav Kandyba. Seattle Seahawks' Marshawn Lynch heads to the locker room late in the second half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants, ... «NBCNews.com, Feb 15»
6
NewFilmmakers LA Part 1: Moviemaking Wisdom with Directors Slav
In Part 1 we are featuring interviews with directors Slav Zatoka, Noel Douglas Orput, Mandy Fabian, Dawn Higginbotham, and Lisa Rose Snow and producer ... «MovieMaker Magazine, Oct 14»
7
Mucha's Slav Epic goes on display in Japan
Prague, July 12 (ČTK) — The Slav Epic, legendary cycle of 20 large historical paintings by Czech Alfons Mucha (1860-1939), will go on a three-month display in ... «Prague Post, Jul 14»
8
Slavic origins
I am grateful for the attention Times of Malta gave to my recent talk but the shortened, non-subscription version of the article available online has created some ... «Times of Malta, May 14»
9
Maltese may have been descended from Slavs
The Maltese may also have a drop or two of Slavic blood coursing through our veins, according to an eminent American medievalist from the University of ... «Times of Malta, May 14»
10
Slav to the rhythm: Poland's Eurovision entry is sauciest yet
Their song, We Are Slavic, features a backing group of curvy beauties who just love to flaunt their boobs. And in the official video for the entry they cannot stop ... «Daily Star, May 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Slav [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/slav>. Apr 2024 ».
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