A Slav is a member of any of the peoples of Eastern Europe who speak a Slavonic language.
Slav in British English
(slɑːv)
noun
a member of any of the peoples of E Europe or NW Asia who speak a Slavonic language
Word origin
C14: from Medieval Latin Sclāvus a Slav; see slave
Slav in American English1
(slɑv; slæv)
noun
1.
a member of any of a group of Slavic-speaking peoples of E, SE, and central Europe, generally divided into Eastern Slavs, Southern Slavs, and Western Slavs
see also Slavic noun
adjective
2. var. of; Rare
Slavic
Word origin
ME Sclave < ML Slavus: see slave
Slav in American English2
Slavic
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British English: Slav NOUN
A Slav is a member of any of the peoples of Eastern Europe who speak a Slavonic language.