Slav

English

/slɑːv/

noun
Definitions
  • A member of any of the peoples from Eastern Europe who speak the Slavic languages.
  • (Britain) The Slavonian grebe.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sclave borrowed from Latin Sclavus derived from Σκλάβος (Slav).

Origin

Σκλάβος

Gloss

Slav

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