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'''Slavic''' and '''Slavonic''' are used interchangeably in [[English language|English]], with the former preferred in [[American English|U.S. English]], and the latter in [[British English|UK English]]. The ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' gives citations of ''Slavonic'' back to the mid-17th century, whereas it seems that ''Slavic'' only appeared in the 19th century. Derivatives can be made from both forms, e.g. ''Slavism'' vs. ''Slavonism'' and ''Slavicize'' vs. ''Slavonize''; but note ''Slavification'' vs. ''Slavonisation''.
'''Slav''', '''Slavic''' or '''Slavonic''' can refer to:
*[[Slavic peoples]].
**their languages, [[Slavic languages]].
**their mythology, [[Slavic mythology]].
**the [[Church Slavonic language]], and its earliest form, the [[Old Church Slavonic language]].
*[[Slav (settlement)|Slav]], a former [[Israeli settlement]] in the [[Gaza Strip]].
* The [[chess opening]] named the [[Slav Defense]].
==See also==
*[[Slavonia]], a region in eastern [[Croatia]].
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