how to pronounce slav

/slɑːv/

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slav is pronounced in one syllable

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ɑː

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An example use of slav in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… souls of see outer Slav and the ruse by …”

meanings of slav

noun:

The Slavonian grebe.
A member of any of the peoples from Eastern Europe who speak the Slavic languages.

slav frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word slav occurs in english on average 1.4 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.