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- slave-making ant/ˈsleɪv ˌmeɪkɪŋ ˈænt/An ant species that raids other ant colonies to steal their pupae, which then hatch and work as slaves in the captor's colony.nounC1
- slaveholder/ˈsleɪvˌhəʊldə/A person who legally owns other human beings as slaves.nounC1-C2
- slaveling/ˈsleɪv.lɪŋ/A person who is in a state of slavery or servitude; a slave.nounVery Low / Archaic
- slavenskaThe term is not found in standard English language references. It may be a proper noun (e.g., a surname, a place name) or a term specific to a certain field or language.nounNot applicable / Extremely rare (non-lexical entry)
- slaver/ˈsleɪvə(r)/To let saliva run from the mouth, drool; or to show excessive admiration or desire (figuratively).nounverbC2 (Very Low Frequency)
- slavery/ˈsleɪv(ə)ri/A system in which people are legally owned as property by others and forced to work without pay or personal freedom.nounC1
- slavey/ˈsleɪvi/A female domestic servant; a maid-of-all-work, especially a drudge.nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
- slavic/ˈslɑː.vɪk/Relating to the peoples, languages, or cultures of a major European ethnolinguistic group.adjectivenounC1
- slavicism/ˈslɑːvɪsɪzəm/A linguistic feature, word, or phrase borrowed from or characteristic of a Slavic language and used in another language.nounLow
- slavicist/ˈslɑː.vɪ.sɪst/A scholar who specializes in the study of Slavic languages, literatures, cultures, or history.nounC2
- slavism/ˈslɑːvɪz(ə)m/A word, phrase, grammatical construction, or other linguistic feature characteristic of or borrowed from a Slavic language.nounC2
- slavkov/ˈslɑːfkɒf/A place name, most commonly referring to a town in the Czech Republic, also known as Slavkov u Brna, historically significant as the site of the Battle of Austerlitz.nounExtremely rare
- slavocracy/sleɪˈvɒkrəsi/A social or political system dominated by slave owners, especially as a ruling class.nounRare
- slavonia/sləˈvəʊ.ni.ə/A historical region in eastern Croatia, situated between the Drava and Sava rivers.nounLow (C2/Advanced)
- slavonian/sləˈvəʊ.ni.ən/Of or relating to the Slavonia region in eastern Croatia, or its people.adjectivenounC2 (Very low frequency)
- slavonic/sləˈvɒnɪk/Relating to the Slavic peoples, their languages, or their cultural heritage.adjectivenounC1
- slavophile/ˈslɑː.və.faɪl/A person who admires, is sympathetic to, or studies the culture, history, and peoples of the Slavic nations, especially Russia.adjectivenounC2 / Very Low Frequency
- slavophobe/ˈslɑːvə(ʊ)fəʊb/A person who has a strong dislike for, prejudice against, or hostility toward Slavic peoples or their cultures.nounLow (Specialist/Historical)
- slavyansk/ˈslɑːvjænsk/A toponym, primarily referring to cities or towns named 'Slavyansk' in Russia, Ukraine, and other Slavic countries, directly derived from the Russian word 'славянский' meaning 'Slavic'.nounVery Low / Proper Noun
- slaw/slɔː/A salad made of shredded raw cabbage, sometimes with other shredded vegetables, in a dressing.nounLow to Moderate
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