how to pronounce slaves

/ˈslɛɪvz/

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slaves is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of slaves in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… brought African slaves and Hornet a …”

meanings of slaves

noun:

Plural of Slave.
Plural of slave.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of slave.

slaves frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word slaves occurs in english on average 9.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.