Slavonic

1 of 2

adjective

Sla·​von·​ic slə-ˈvä-nik 

: slavic

Slavonic

2 of 2

noun

1

: slavic

2

: old church slavic

Examples of Slavonic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Interim Commissioner Greg Slavonic has been in charge of the department since June, after state lawmakers fired former Commissioner Allie Friesen. — Sierra Pfeifer, Oklahoman, 27 Jan. 2026

Two previous Moran directors, Evgeny Sidorov and Vadim Gusev, founded the Slavonic Corps in 2013, the private military company from which Wagner emerged. — Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025

That year, the Slavonic Corps, a predecessor of Wagner, was contracted by an unknown Syrian client to seize oil fields in the east, in roughly the same area where the February 7 fighting took place. — Neil Hauer, Foreign Affairs, 26 Feb. 2018

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

New Latin slavonicus, from Medieval Latin Sclavonia, Slavonia, the Slavic-speaking countries, from Sclavus Slav

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1645, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1668, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing Slavonic

• Church Slavonic

Rhymes for Slavonic

• anticyclonic

Kids Definition

Slavonic

1 of 2 adjective

Sla·​von·​ic slə-ˈvän-ik 

: slavic entry 1

Slavonic

2 of 2 noun

: slavic entry 2