Slavs

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Slavs are a diverse group of Indo-European peoples in Eastern and Central Europe, united by related Slavic languages and cultural traditions.

All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Slavs canonical 34
Slavic peoples 17
Slavic Americans 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (95)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indo-European peoples
ethnolinguistic group
associatedWithReligion Eastern Orthodoxy
Islam
Judaism
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
paganism
culturalSymbol Slavic Easter eggs
Slavic embroidery
matryoshka dolls
culturalTradition Slavic cuisine
Slavic dance
Slavic folklore
Slavic music
Slavic mythology
estimatedPopulation over 300 million
ethnicGrouping Slavic peoples
linked to: Slavs
firstMentionedInCentury 6th century
hasSubdivision East Slavs
South Slavs
West Slavs
historicalReligion Slavic paganism
historicalScript Glagolitic script
historicalState Czechoslovakia
First Bulgarian Empire
Kievan Rus'
linked to: Kyivan Rus

Kingdom of Bohemia
Kingdom of Poland
Kingdom of Serbia
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Second Bulgarian Empire
Yugoslavia
includes Belarusians
Bosniaks
Bulgarians
Croats
Czechs
Kashubians
Macedonians
Montenegrins
Poles
Russians
Serbs
Silesians
Slovaks
Slovenes
linked to: Slovene

Ukrainians
languageBranch East Slavic languages
South Slavic languages
West Slavic languages
largestSlavicNation Russians
locatedIn Australia
Central Europe
Eastern Europe
North America
Northern Asia
linked to: North Asia

Siberia
South America
Southeastern Europe
linked to: Balkans
majorityInCountry Belarus
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Montenegro
North Macedonia
Poland
Russia
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Ukraine
migratedDuring Early Middle Ages
originRegion Central Europe
Eastern Europe
relatedEthnicGroup Balts
linked to: Old Prussians

Germans
Romance peoples
linked to: Italic peoples
secondLargestSlavicNation Poles
spreadInfluenceTo Austro-Hungarian Empire
Byzantine Empire
Ottoman Empire
subfamilyOfLanguageFamily Indo-European languages
subgroupOf Slavs
Slavs
Slavs
thirdLargestSlavicNation Ukrainians
traditionalMusicInstrument balalaika
cimbalom
gajdy
gusle
useLanguageFamily Slavic languages
writingSystem Cyrillic script
Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (60)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Belarusians partOf East Slavs
linked to: Slavs
West Slavs partOf Slavic peoples
linked to: Slavs
West Slavs subgroupOf Slavs
Indo-Europeans gaveRiseTo Slavic peoples
linked to: Slavs
Viking Age participants Slavs
Byzantine Empire culturalInfluence Slavic peoples
linked to: Slavs
Nazism targetsGroup Slavs
Croats relatedEthnicGroup Slavs
Montenegrins partOf Slavic peoples
linked to: Slavs
Slovak American partOf Slavic Americans
linked to: Slavs
Slavs ethnicGrouping Slavic peoples
linked to: Slavs
West Slavs subgroupOf Slavs
subject linked to: Slavs
East Slavs subgroupOf Slavs
subject linked to: Slavs
South Slavs subgroupOf Slavs
subject linked to: Slavs
Lachians belongsTo Slavic peoples
linked to: Slavs
East Slavs subgroupOf Slavs
South Slavs ethnogenesisInfluences Slavic tribes
linked to: Slavs
Rurik invitedBy Ilmen Slavs
linked to: Slavs
Slavic cultural sphere hasEthnolinguisticBasis Slavic peoples
linked to: Slavs
Gutes tradedWith Slavic peoples
linked to: Slavs
Salona sackedBy Slavs
Polish Americans relatedGroup Slavic Americans
linked to: Slavs
Dardania laterAffectedBy Slavic migrations
linked to: Slavs
Methodius patronage Slavic peoples
linked to: Slavs
Silesians subgroupOf Slavs
Avar Khaganate alliedWith Slavic tribes
linked to: Slavs
Great Migration involved Slavic peoples
linked to: Slavs
Tadeusz origin Slavic
linked to: Slavs
Don region historicallyInhabitedBy Slavic peoples
linked to: Slavs
St. Panteleimon Monastery associatedWithEthnicGroup Slavs
subject linked to: Russian Monastery
Bohemians subgroupOf Slavs
Lach usedBy Slavic peoples
linked to: Slavs
Eastern Romance peoples hasHistoricalInfluenceFrom Slavic peoples
linked to: Slavs
Lesser Poles partOf Slavs
Pan-Slavic colors associatedWith Slavic peoples
linked to: Slavs