Slav
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Middle English sclave, from Medieval Latin sclavus or Sclavus, from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos), from earlier Σλαβῆνος (Slabēnos), from plural Σλαβῆνοι (Slabēnoi), from Proto-Slavic *slověninŭ (compare Old Church Slavonic словѣне (Slověne) 'Thessalonian Slavs', Old Russian Словене (Slověně) 'Slavs near Novgorod', Slovutich 'Dniepr river', Serbian Slavonica 'river name'), from слово (slovo) 'word, speech', from Proto-Indo-European *kléu̯es 'fame'. More at loud.
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Slav (plural Slavs)
- A member of a group of peoples in Eastern Europe speaking a Slavic language.
- (UK, birdwatching) Shortened term for the Slavonian grebe.
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a member of a group of peoples in Eastern Europe speaking a Slavic language
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