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Slavism

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈslɑːvɪzm/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A linguistic feature of one or more Slavic languages, especially a Slavic idiom or phrasing that appears in a non-Slavic language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, rhetoric

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An attitude, custom, or other feature that is characteristically Slavic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Esteem for and emulation of Slavic culture and politics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Slav + -ism.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: sllavizëm — a Slavic idiom or phrase
  • Belarusian: славяні́зм (slavjanízm) — a Slavic idiom or phrase
  • Belarusian: славі́зм (slavízm) — a Slavic idiom or phrase
  • Bulgarian: славяни́зъм (slavjanízǎm) — a Slavic idiom or phrase
  • Bulgarian: слави́зъм (slavízǎm) — a Slavic idiom or phrase
  • Czech: slavismus — a Slavic idiom or phrase
  • Esperanto: slavaĵo — a Slavic idiom or phrase
  • Finnish: slavismi — a Slavic idiom or phrase
  • French: slavisme — a Slavic idiom or phrase
  • German: Slawismus — a Slavic idiom or phrase
  • Italian: slavismo — a Slavic idiom or phrase
  • Macedonian: словени́зам (slovenízam) — a Slavic idiom or phrase
  • Macedonian: слави́зам (slavízam) — a Slavic idiom or phrase
  • Polish: słowianizm — a Slavic idiom or phrase
  • Polish: slawizm — a Slavic idiom or phrase
  • Portuguese: eslavismo — a Slavic idiom or phrase
  • Russian: славяни́зм (slavjanízm) — a Slavic idiom or phrase
  • Russian: слави́зм (slavízm) — a Slavic idiom or phrase
  • Serbo-Croatian: славизам — a Slavic idiom or phrase
  • Serbo-Croatian: славенизам — a Slavic idiom or phrase
  • Serbo-Croatian: словенизам — a Slavic idiom or phrase
  • Serbo-Croatian: slavizam — a Slavic idiom or phrase
  • Serbo-Croatian: slavenizam — a Slavic idiom or phrase
  • Serbo-Croatian: slovenizam — a Slavic idiom or phrase
  • Slovak: slovanizmus — a Slavic idiom or phrase
  • Slovak: slavizmus — a Slavic idiom or phrase
  • Slovene: slovanizem — a Slavic idiom or phrase
  • Slovene: slavizem — a Slavic idiom or phrase
  • Spanish: eslavismo — a Slavic idiom or phrase
  • Ukrainian: слов'яні́зм (slovʺjanízm) — a Slavic idiom or phrase
  • Ukrainian: славі́зм (slavízm) — a Slavic idiom or phrase