English Explanatory Dictionary

slavey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A male servant.
  2. A female domestic servant; a maid or maidservant.
noun
  1. A member of an Athabascan First Nations people indigenous to the region near the Great Slave Lake in western Canada
name
  1. A language spoken by the Slavey peoples.

Pronunciation

/ˈsleɪvi/

Word forms

slavey slaveys slavies Slave Slavé

Etymology

From slave + -y.

Synonyms

Awokanak Deh Cho Deh Gah Got'ine

Derived words

Great Slave Lake Lesser Slave Lake Lesser Slave River Slave River
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