Slav

/slɑːv/

UK: /slɑːv/

Slav

English Noun Top 43,002

Definition

A member of any of the peoples of Europe who speak the Slavic languages.

Etymology

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.