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Slav·ic

 (slä′vĭk)
adj.
1. Of or relating to the Slavs or their languages.
2. Of or relating to the branch of the Indo-European language family that includes such languages as Russian, Serbo-Croatian, and Polish, and is composed of the East Slavic, South Slavic, and West Slavic subdivisions.
n.
The Slavic branch of Indo-European.
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Slavic

(ˈslɑːvɪk)
n, adj
1. (Languages) another word (esp US) for Slavonic
2. (Peoples) another word (esp US) for Slavonic
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Slav•ic

(ˈslɑ vɪk, ˈslæv ɪk)

n.
1. a family of languages, a branch of the Indo-European family, that includes Polish, Czech, Serbo-Croatian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, and Russian. Compare East Slavic, South Slavic, West Slavic.
adj.
2. of or pertaining to Slavic or its speakers.
3. of or pertaining to the Slavs: Slavic customs.
[1805–15]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Slavic - a branch of the Indo-European family of languages
Slavic language, Slavonic, Slavonic language
Balto-Slavic, Balto-Slavic language, Balto-Slavonic - a family of Indo-European languages including the Slavic and Baltic languages
Church Slavic, Old Bulgarian, Old Church Slavic, Old Church Slavonic - the Slavic language into which the Bible was translated in the 9th century
Russian - the Slavic language that is the official language of Russia
Belarusian, Byelorussian, White Russian - the Slavic language spoken in Belarus
Ukrainian - the Slavic language spoken in the Ukraine
Polish - the Slavic language of Poland
Slovak - the Slavic language spoken in Slovakia
Czech - the Slavic language of Czechs
Slovene - the Slavic language of Slovenes
Serbo-Croat, Serbo-Croatian - the Slavic language of the Serbs and Croats; the Serbian dialect is usually written in the Cyrillic alphabet and the Croatian dialect is usually written in the Roman alphabet
Lusatian, Sorbian - a Slavonic language spoken in rural area of southeastern Germany
Macedonian - the Slavic language of modern Macedonia
Bulgarian - a Slavic language spoken in Bulgaria
Adj.1.Slavic - of or relating to Slavic languages
Slavonic
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Translations
slovanský

Slavic

[ˈslɑːvɪk]
A. ADJ → eslavo
B. N (Ling) → eslavo m
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Slavic

[ˈslɑːvɪk] adj → slave
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Slavic

adj → slawisch
n → das Slawische
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