how to pronounce slavic

/ˈslɑːvɪk/

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slavic is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… to a slavic nation we've constantly …”

meanings of slavic

adjective:

Of the Slavs, their culture or the branch of the Indo-European language associated with them.

noun:

Any of various languages spoken by the Slavic peoples, such as Proto-Slavic, Common Slavic, Old Church Slavic, or the modern Slavic languages.

slavic frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word slavic occurs in english on average 2.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.