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- [slah-vik, slav-ik]
- /ˈslɑ vɪk, ˈslæv ɪk/
- /ˈslɑː.vɪk/
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- [slah-vik, slav-ik]
- /ˈslɑ vɪk, ˈslæv ɪk/
Definitions of slavic word
- noun slavic a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, usually divided into East Slavic (Russian, Ukrainian, Byelorussian), West Slavic (Polish, Czech, Slovak, Sorbian), and South Slavic (Old Church Slavonic, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovene). 1
- adjective slavic of or relating to the Slavs or their languages. 1
- noun slavic Slavonic language 1
- adjective slavic languages: Slavonic 1
- adjective slavic Slav: relating to the Slavic peoples 1
- adjective slavic Something that is Slavic belongs or relates to Slavs. 0
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Origin of slavic
First appearance:
before 1805 One of the 41% newest English words
First recorded in 1805-15; Slav + -ic
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Slavic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
slavic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
slavic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with slavic
- which of the follow is a slavic language?
- who was the first ruler to consolidate the slavic tribes?
- what is slavic?
- what does slavic mean?
- which of the following is a slavic language?
- where did slavic people come from?
- what are slavic countries?
- who were the slavic people?
- where are baltic slavic languages spoken?
- who are the slavic peoples?
- what is a slavic language?
- what countries are slavic?
- where is slavic?
- where did the slavic people come from?
- which of the following is not an east slavic language?
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