: a branch of the Indo-European language family containing Belarusian, Bulgarian, Czech, Polish, Serbian and Croatian, Slovene, Russian, and Ukrainian see Indo-European Languages Table
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Tim Lister, CNN, 19 Feb. 2024
Throughout the month of May, this special event will donate a portion of sales to Humanitarian Aid for Ukraine, organized by Full Gospel Slavic Church of Meridian.
—Michelle Jenkins, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
David Nikel, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
In an interview with the Lafayette Journal & Courier, Scott Mellor, a professor in German, Nordic and Slavic Scandinavian Studies at the University of Wisconsin, discussed references to Odin in texts.
—Virginia Black, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The video carried the emblem of the Russian Army’s 1st Slavic Brigade, which had entered the Zenit area in the south of Avdiivka two days earlier, according to multiple accounts.
—Tim Lister, CNN, 19 Feb. 2024
Throughout the month of May, this special event will donate a portion of sales to Humanitarian Aid for Ukraine, organized by Full Gospel Slavic Church of Meridian.
—Michelle Jenkins, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
Adjective
Situated at the crossroads of Slavic and Italian cultures, this region was once divided by the Iron Curtain during the Cold War.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
In an interview with the Lafayette Journal & Courier, Scott Mellor, a professor in German, Nordic and Slavic Scandinavian Studies at the University of Wisconsin, discussed references to Odin in texts.
—Virginia Black, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Slavic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Slavic. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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Slavic
1 of 2 adjective
Slav·ic
ˈslav-ik 
ˈsläv-
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Slavs or their languages
Slavic
2 of 2 noun
: a branch of the Indo-European language family including Belarusian, Bulgarian, Czech, Polish, Serbian and Croatian, Slovene, Russian, and Ukrainian
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