Slavic 27495 220287373 2008-06-19T03:28:38Z WuBot 7192839 robot Adding: [[gl:Slave]] '''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]]. {{disambig-cleanup}} [[Category:Slavs| ]] [[de:Slave]] [[es:Eslavo]] [[fa:اسلاو]] [[fr:Slave]] [[gl:Slave]] [[it:Slavo]] [[he:סלאבי]] [[hu:Szlávok]] [[no:Slavisk]]