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Slavic

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++Slav·ic /ˈslɑːvɪk $ ˈslɑː-, ˈslæ-/ (also Slavonic) adjective  relating to the Slavs or their languages 斯拉夫人的;斯拉夫语的
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SlavicIt was a community of about 5,000 people who enjoyed a rare Slavic culture.With Slavic delight in swerving to extremes, many an artist initially turned to abstraction.He stands at the very threshold of the age of electrical power-the Slavic genius who made it possible.I call it Slavic just because the Slavs were there first.Slavic languagesOutside, the streets are nearly deserted, the Slavic moon's face nearly full.Pity that this convoluted attitude towards violence doesn't prevail in all Slavic societies today.Once, in the seventies, I used to dine in Slavic splendor at places like the Golden Shell.Almost a century later Manaus's neglected cultural life is re-emerging with a Slavic twist.
Origin Slavic (1800-1900) Slav Slavic person ((14-21 centuries)), from Medieval Latin Sclavus, from Late Greek, from Sklabenoi Slavs, from a Slavic language
Slav·ic adjectiveChineseSyllable
or the relating languages Corpus their Slavs to


Slavic
Slavic /ˈslɑːvɪk $ ˈslɑː-, ˈslæ-/ (also Slavonic) adjective
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: Slav 'Slavic person' (14-21 centuries), from Medieval Latin Sclavus, from Late Greek, from Sklabenoi 'Slavs', from a Slavic language
relating to the Slavs or their languages


Slav·icBrE /ˈslɑːvɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈslɑːvɪk/ 🔊 (also Slav·on·ic) adjectiveof or connected with Slavs or their languages, which include Russian, Polish, Czech and a number of other languages 斯拉夫人的;斯拉夫语的