Slavism

American  

[slah-viz-uhm, slav-iz-] / ˈslɑ vɪz əm, ˈslæv ɪz- /

noun

1. something that is native to, characteristic of, or associated with the Slavs or Slavic.

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Slavism British  

/ ˈslɑːvɪzəm /

noun

1. anything characteristic of, peculiar to, or associated with the Slavs or the Slavonic languages

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Etymology

Origin of Slavism

First recorded in 1875–85; Slav + -ism

Example Sentences

These last were in theirPg 51 time expelled by the Croats and Serbs, and thus was Slavism established from the Danube to the Mediterranean.

From Herzegovina Or, Omer Pacha and the Christian Rebels by Arbuthnot, George

In order to be understood, several of their deputies had to speak in German; and even for the journal founded as the great central organ of Slavism, the German language had to be employed.

From Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations by Robinson, Therese Albertine Louise von Jacob

Besides, all this Slavism and nationalism is too old to be new.

From The Possessed (The Devils) by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor

His Slavism was so pronounced that he even prophesied the overthrow of the Prussians by the Slavs.

From The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse by Jordan, Charlotte Brewster