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Slavic, Slavic language, Slavonic, Slavonic language

a branch of the Indo-European family of languages

Baltic, Baltic language

a branch of the Indo-European family of languages related to the Slavonic languages; Baltic languages have preserved many archaic features that are believed to have existed in Proto-Indo European

Church Slavic, Old Bulgarian, Old Church Slavic, Old Church Slavonic

the Slavic language into which the Bible was translated in the 9th century

Russian

the Slavic language that is the official language of Russia

Belarusian, Byelorussian, White Russian

the Slavic language spoken in Belarus

Ukrainian

the Slavic language spoken in the Ukraine

Polish

the Slavic language of Poland

Slovak

the Slavic language spoken in Slovakia

Czech

the Slavic language of Czechs

Slovene

the Slavic language of Slovenes

Serbo-Croat, Serbo-Croatian

the Slavic language of the Serbs and Croats; the Serbian dialect is usually written in the Cyrillic alphabet and the Croatian dialect is usually written in the Roman alphabet

Lusatian, Sorbian

a Slavonic language spoken in rural area of southeastern Germany

Macedonian

the Slavic language of modern Macedonia

Bulgarian

a Slavic language spoken in Bulgaria

Old Prussian

a dead language of the (non-German) Prussians (extinct after 1700); thought to belong to the Baltic branch of Indo-European

Lithuanian

the official language of Lithuania; belongs to the Baltic branch of Indo-European

Latvian, Lettish

the official language of Latvia; belongs to the Baltic branch of Indo-European

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Indo-European, Indo-European language, Indo-Hittite

the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia