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Slavist

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈslɑːvɪst/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A Slavophile.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A specialist in the Slavic languages, literature or culture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: eslavista — specialist in the Slavic languages, literature or culture
  • Chinese Mandarin: 斯拉夫語學家 /斯拉夫语学家 (Sīlāfūyǔ xuéjiā) — specialist in the Slavic languages, literature or culture
  • Czech: slavista — specialist in the Slavic languages, literature or culture
  • Czech: slavistka — specialist in the Slavic languages, literature or culture
  • Esperanto: slavisto — specialist in the Slavic languages, literature or culture
  • Finnish: slavisti — specialist in the Slavic languages, literature or culture
  • French: slaviste — specialist in the Slavic languages, literature or culture
  • German: Slawist — specialist in the Slavic languages, literature or culture
  • German: Slawistin — specialist in the Slavic languages, literature or culture
  • Hungarian: szlavista — specialist in the Slavic languages, literature or culture
  • Japanese: スラブ語学者 (Surabu-go gakusha) — specialist in the Slavic languages, literature or culture
  • Polish: slawista — specialist in the Slavic languages, literature or culture
  • Russian: слави́ст (slavíst) — specialist in the Slavic languages, literature or culture
  • Russian: слави́стка (slavístka) — specialist in the Slavic languages, literature or culture
  • Serbo-Croatian: сла̀вист — specialist in the Slavic languages, literature or culture
  • Serbo-Croatian: slàvist — specialist in the Slavic languages, literature or culture
  • Slovak: slavistka — specialist in the Slavic languages, literature or culture
  • Slovak: slavista — specialist in the Slavic languages, literature or culture
  • Spanish: slavista — specialist in the Slavic languages, literature or culture
  • Turkish: Slavist — specialist in the Slavic languages, literature or culture