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Slav

[ slahv, slav ]

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noun

one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians Eastern Slavs, the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenians, etc. Southern Slavs, and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. Western Slavs.

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of the Slavs; Slavic.

Slav

or Slav.

abbreviation for

Slavic ( def 1 ).

Slav

/ ��ɑː�� /

noun

a member of any of the peoples of E Europe or NW Asia who speak a Slavonic language

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Slav¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; from Medieval Latin ��屹�ܲ�, variant of ��屹�ܲ�, akin to Late Greek ��á��ǲ�, from a Slavic ethnonym, perhaps originally a name for all Slavic tribes (compare Old Russian ��Ǳ�ě��ě, an East Slavic tribe); replacing Middle English Sclave, from Medieval Latin ��屹�ܲ�; Slovak, Slovenian, slave ( def )

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Slav¹

C14: from Medieval Latin ��屹�ܲ� a captive Slav; see slave

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Hitler saw Schönwald as a model village - an Aryan village in a land of Slavs.

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The Russians were not eager to intervene, but they could not simply abandon their fellow Slavs of Serbia.

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One, called "Stay White," describes itself as a group for Slavs who want to revive "Great Russia."

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“The global financial architecture is just not wired to give countries meaningful credit for positive nature investments,” said Slav Gatchev, the head of the Nature Conservancy’s sustainable debt division.

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“They belong to a small people in Russia, they are poor, they are humble, they are not Slavs — and they do not complain.”

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