Definition of Slavic
: 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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First Known Use of slavic
1812
Slavic
Definition of Slavic
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Slavs or their languages
First Known Use of slavic
1778
SLAVIC Defined for English Language Learners
Slavic
playDefinition of Slavic for English Language Learners
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: a group of related languages that includes Russian, Bulgarian, Czech, Polish, etc.
Slavic
Definition of Slavic for English Language Learners
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: of or relating to the Slavs or their languages
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Spanish Central: Translation of Slavic Nglish: Translation of Slavic for Spanish speakers
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