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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

슬라브어

Pronunciation / Transliteration: seullabeueo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Slavic/ˈslɑːvɪk/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"러시아어는 슬라브어족에 속한다."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A branch of the Indo-European language family that includes Russian, Polish, Czech, and Serbo-Croatian.

    "Linguists trace the evolution of Slavic languages from a common ancestral root."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Modern Latin 'Slavicus', based on 'Sclavi' (the medieval Latin name for Slavic peoples), ultimately stemming from their self-designation 'slovo' (word, speech), implying those who speak and understand each other as opposed to foreigners ('mute' or 'speechless'). The term entered English usage in the early 19th century to describe the ethnolinguistic group of peoples inhabiting Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe.

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