Slav is a related term of slavonic.
As a proper noun Slavonic
is a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, usually divided into three subbranches.
As an adjective Slavonic
is of, denoting, or relating to the people who speak these languages.
As a noun Slav is
a member of any of the peoples from Eastern Europe who speak the Slavic languages.
slavonic
English
(Slavic languages)
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Proper noun
(
en proper noun)
A branch of the Indo-European family of languages, usually divided into three subbranches:
* South Slavonic (including Old Church Slavonic, Macedonian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, etc.)
* East Slavonic (including Ukrainian, Russian, etc.), and
* West Slavonic (including Polish, Czech, Slovak, etc.)
The unrecorded ancient language from which all of these languages developed.
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Adjective
(-)
Of, denoting, or relating to the people who speak these languages.
Of, denoting, or relating to Slavonia and its inhabitants.
Synonyms
* Slavic, Sclavonic
References
"Collins Dictionary".
slav
English
(Slavs)
Noun
(
en noun)
A member of any of the peoples from Eastern Europe who speak the Slavic languages.
(British, birdwatching) The Slavonian grebe.
Derived terms
* Slavdom
* Slavic
Related terms
* slave
* Slavonic
Anagrams
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References
