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Slavist

/ˈslɑːvɪst/

Slavist noun: a Slavophile.

Noun

Slavist (plural Slavists)

  1. (historical) A Slavophile.
    • Slověn / Slovan (in a so-called non-productive form) would have been an appellative similar to bratěn / bratan which de facto confirms a thesis of the Slavs as those «linguistically» related. Among the Slavists, it was by no means less popular searching for a word base in a word sláva (glory) as an...2017, Adam Mesiarkin, “The name of the Slavs: Etymology and Meaning”, in Studia Slavica et Balcanica Petropolitana, number 1, page 8
  2. A specialist in the Slavic languages, literature or culture.

Synonyms of Slavist

Forms of Slavist

pluralSlavists

Questions about Slavist

What does Slavist mean?
Slavist means a Slavophile.
What part of speech is Slavist?
Slavist is a noun.
How do you pronounce Slavist?
Slavist is pronounced /ˈslɑːvɪst/.
What is the plural of Slavist?
The plural of Slavist is Slavists.

Words near Slavist in the dictionary

  1. slavishly
  2. slavishness
  3. slavishnesses
  4. Slavism
  5. Slavisms
  6. Slavist
  7. Slavistic
  8. Slavistics
  9. Slavists
  10. Slavitt
  11. slavization

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