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SLAV
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any member of the people of eastern Europe or Asian Russia who speak a Slavonic language
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Slav" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
European (a native or inhabitant of Europe)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Slav"):
Serb; Serbian (a member of a Slavic people who settled in Serbia and neighboring areas in the 6th and 7th centuries)
Croat; Croatian (a member of the Slavic people living in Croatia)
Sorbian (a speaker of Sorbian)
Cossack (a member of a Slavic people living in southern European Russia and Ukraine and adjacent parts of Asia and noted for their horsemanship and military skill; they formed an elite cavalry corps in czarist Russia)
Holonyms ("Slav" is a member of...):
Slavic people (group of people speaking a Slavonic language)
Derivation:
Slav (speaking a Slavic language)
Slavic; Slavonic (of or relating to Slavic languages)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Speaking a Slavic language
Example:
the Slav population of Georgia
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Slav (any member of the people of eastern Europe or Asian Russia who speak a Slavonic language)
Derivation:
Slav (any member of the people of eastern Europe or Asian Russia who speak a Slavonic language)
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