Slav

  • 91Slavs — Slav Slav (sl[aum]v or sl[a^]v), n.; pl. {Slavs}. [A word originally meaning, intelligible, and used to contrast the people so called with foreigners who spoke languages unintelligible to the Slavs; akin to OSlav. slovo a word, slava fame, Skr. [ …

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  • 92slaver — slav|er1 [ˈslævə US ər] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: From a [i]Scandinavian language] literary to let ↑saliva (=liquid produced inside your mouth) come out of your mouth, especially because you are hungry = ↑drool slaver 2 slav|er2 [ˈsleıvə US ər] …

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  • 93Slavic — Slav|ic [ˈsla:vık US ˈsla: , ˈslæ ] adj also Slavonic [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Slav Slavic person (14 21 centuries), from Medieval Latin Sclavus, from Late Greek, from Sklabenoi Slavs , from a Slavic language] relating to the Slavs or their… …

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  • 94slaver — slav|er1 [ slævər ] verb intransitive if a dog or other animal slavers, liquid comes out of its mouth when it is hungry or when it has been running fast a. to show your excitement about something in a silly way: slaver after/over: She s not going …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 95Slavicist — Slav•i•cist [[t]ˈslɑ və sɪst, ˈslæv ə [/t]] also Slav•ist [[t]ˈslɑ vɪst, ˈslæv ɪst[/t]] n. a specialist in the study of the Slavic languages or literatures • Etymology: 1940–45 …

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  • 96slavocracy — slav•oc•ra•cy [[t]sleɪˈvɒk rə si[/t]] n. pl. cies 1) gov a dominating body of slaveholders 2) gov rule by such a group, esp. before the Civil War • Etymology: 1830–40 slav′o•crat vəˌkræt n …

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  • 97Slavophile — Slav•o•phile [[t]ˈslɑ vəˌfaɪl, fɪl, ˈslæv ə [/t]] also Slav•o•phil [[t] fɪl[/t]] n. a person who greatly admires the Slavs and Slavic ways • Etymology: 1875–80 Sla•voph•i•lism sləˈvɒf əˌlɪz əm, ˈslɑ və fɪˌlɪz əm, ˈslæv ə n …

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  • 98Slavophobe — Slav•o•phobe [[t]ˈslɑ vəˌfoʊb, ˈslæv ə [/t]] n. a person who fears or hates the Slavs or things Slavic • Etymology: 1885–90 Slav o•pho′bi•a, n …

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  • 99slavocrat — ˈslāvəˌkrat noun ( s) Etymology: from slavocracy, after such pairs as English democracy : democrat : a member of the slavocracy compare doughface 2a * * * slāvˈocrat noun • • • Main Entry: ↑ …

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  • 100Slavify — Slavˈify transitive verb To assimilate to the Slavs • • • Main Entry: ↑Slav …

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