English Explanatory Dictionary

Slavi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The Russian Orthodox Christmas, which is celebrated from January 6 through 13 in outstate Alaska, USA, wherever there is a sizable Russian Orthodox population.
noun
  1. plural of Slav.

Pronunciation

/ˈslɒviː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Slavi.wav /ˈslɑvi/

Word forms

Slavi

Etymology

From Russian сла́вы (slávy, “praises”), plural of сла́ва (sláva, “glory”), from Proto-Slavic *slàva (“fame; glory”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”).

Synonyms

Slaviq
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