Slavic

[ slah-vik, slav-ik ]

noun

1. a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, usually divided into East Slavic (Russian, Ukrainian, Byelorussian), West Slavic (Polish, Czech, Slovak, Sorbian), and South Slavic (Old Church Slavonic, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovenian). : Slav, Slav.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Slavs or their languages.

Slavic

/ ˈslɑːvɪk /

noun

1. another word (esp US) for Slavonic

Other Words From

• an·ti-Slav·ic adjective noun
• non-Slav·ic adjective
• pro-Slav·ic adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Slavic¹

First recorded in 1805–15; Slav + -ic

Example Sentences

Long bound to Russia by history, common Slavic roots and a shared Orthodox Christian faith, Bulgaria was once so loyal to the Kremlin it asked to be absorbed into the Soviet Union.

From New York Times

Ms Chupik says discrimination in Russia typically affects migrants "who do not have Slavic facial features", and "most of the humiliation and violence comes from Russian law enforcement rather than from ordinary people".

From BBC

The Magura V5, named after a Slavic goddess of war, looks like a small motorboat with a flat surface instead of passenger seats.

From BBC

Women who came from the Slavic areas of the Ottoman Empire, which extended all the way into the Circassian mountains, in what is now Bulgaria, would be taken because of how they looked.

From Salon

Serbia’s close relations with Russia date back centuries and the two countries also share a common Slavic origin and Orthodox Christian religion.

From Seattle Times