Slav
/slɑːv/
Slav noun: a member of any of the peoples of Europe who speak the Slavic languages.
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Noun
Slav (plural Slavs or (archaic) Slavi)
- A member of any of the peoples of Europe who speak the Slavic languages.
- The Slavonian grebe.
Adjective
Slav (comparative more Slav, superlative most Slav)
- Synonym of Slavic.
- Arising out of her intercourse with the Slavs of the interior, Dubrovnik became a very Slav city, both in manners and in sympathy.1932, Oona H[oward] Ball, Dalmatia, London: Faber & Faber Limited, […], page 45
- If black Persian is what you want, there’s a very Slav coat, full-length, with fuchsia wool lining and with pockets sticking out on either hip, and there’s a three-quarter affair with a small, rolled collar, a narrow tuxedo front bound with silk braid, and a full, loose back.1943, The New Yorker, page 48, column 2
- Synonyms:
- Slavic
Slav meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Tagalog and Arabic
Slav in Hindi
- a member of a group of peoples in Eastern Europe speaking a Slavic language
- स्लाव slāv
Slav in Urdu
- a member of a group of peoples in Eastern Europe speaking a Slavic language
- سلاو slāv
Slav in Tagalog
- a member of a group of peoples in Eastern Europe speaking a Slavic language
- Eslabo
Slav in Arabic
- a member of a group of peoples in Eastern Europe speaking a Slavic language
- صَقْلَبِيّ ṣaqlabiyy, سَلَافِيّ salāfiyy, سَلَاف salāf, صَقَالِبَة ṣaqāliba
More languagesFewer languages
- Slav in Persian
- اسلاو eslâv, سقلابی saqlâbi
- Slav in Thai
- ชาวสลาฟ chaao sà-làaf
- Slav in Vietnamese
- người Slav
Examples of Slav in a sentence
- She spoke French with a very Slav accent.1961, Darrell Bates, The Shell at My Ear, London: Rupert Hart-Davis, […], page 132:
- He took a very Slav view of the migration.1965, Peter Black, The Poms in the Sun, London: Michael Joseph Ltd, page 230:
- This is a peasant; a very Slav peasant at that.1991, John Lowe, Edward James, Poet, Patron, Eccentric: A Surrealist Life, London: Collins, →ISBN, pages 137–138:
- ‘Zorka is a strange name for an English girl,’ Nicky said musingly as they sat down, wanting to know more about the girl who was his daughter. ‘It is a very Slav name.1994, Margaret Pemberton, Zadruga: The Story of a Family and a Country, London: Corgi Books, Transworld Publishers Ltd, →ISBN, pages...
Synonyms of Slav
Forms of Slav
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Slavs |
| plural (archaic) | Slavi |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more Slav |
| superlative | most Slav |
Origin of Slav
From Middle English Sclave, borrowed from Medieval Latin Sclavus, from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos); see that entry for more. Doublet of slave and ciao. Displaced native Old English Wined.
Words formed from Slav
Phrases with Slav
Words that rhyme with Slav
Questions about Slav
- What does Slav mean?
- Slav means a member of any of the peoples of Europe who speak the Slavic languages.
- What is Slav in Hindi?
- Slav in Hindi is स्लाव (slāv). See Slav meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use Slav in a sentence?
- She spoke French with a very Slav accent.
- What part of speech is Slav?
- Slav can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Slav?
- Slav is pronounced /slɑːv/ (UK).
- What is the plural of Slav?
- The plural of Slav is Slavs.
Words near Slav in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Slav (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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