JP: American Gods did a lot to peak my interest in Slavic myths too. From Wordnik.com. [The Secret History of Moscow by Ekaterina Sedia] Reference
The supply of books in Slavic tongues was extremely limited for Central Power POWs in Allied prison camps. From Wordnik.com. [Pursuit of an 'Unparalleled Opportunity': The American YMCA and Prisoner of War Diplomacy among the Central Power Nations during World War I] Reference
Here she did research studies in Slavic languages in 1982-87 and received her Ph.D. in Slavic languages in 1987. From Wordnik.com. [CV of Malgorzata Anna Packalén] Reference
People of, perhaps, Mediterranean or South Asian or Middle Eastern descent, the Irish known as "Black Irish," certain Slavic peoples. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-09-01] Reference
The Bulgarians are marked as not belonging to the great family, although they speak a Slavic language. From Wordnik.com. [The World War and What was Behind It Or, the Story of the Map of Europe] Reference
There’s no problem with ‘double’ negatives (actually they’re intensifying) in Slavic languages either. From Wordnik.com. [“Irregardless” has a posse « Motivated Grammar] Reference
I thought patriotci was some kind of Slavic liquor. From Wordnik.com. [Rudolph the red-vested presidential candidate.] Reference
She looks "Slavic" and tells him her name is Elisabeth. From Wordnik.com. [Memory, Physics and Identity: "The Einstein Girl" by Philip Sington (Reviewed by Liviu Suciu)] Reference
Ukraine was the center of the first Slavic state, Kievan. From Wordnik.com. [The 2004 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Ukraine was the center of the first eastern Slavic state. From Wordnik.com. [The 2007 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Slavic inhabitants in the late 7th century to form the first. From Wordnik.com. [The 2004 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Background: A Slavic state, Bulgaria achieved independence in. From Wordnik.com. [The 1999 CIA Factbook] Reference
Ukraine was the center of the first eastern Slavic state, Kyivan. From Wordnik.com. [The 2007 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Slavic subjects of Francis Joseph with the rule of the Hapsburgs. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878] Reference
The peasantry round about Pesth, and the poor wretches, Slavic and. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878] Reference
His accent was a mix of sultry French washing over the harsh rocks of a Slavic tongue. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt from Codex Infinitum] Reference
Slavic village school teacher to say goodbye to her doughboy friend who was soon to sail for home. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919] Reference
The blacksmith was a knotty short man of Slavic features, a cropped mustache under his stubby nose. From Wordnik.com. [Trail's End] Reference
"I can't wait for this to explode," said a Slavic waiter in an Italian restaurant in central Skopje. From Wordnik.com. [Letter From Tetovo] Reference
We will note here, before we forget, that Slavic women all seem to have very small chins. From Wordnik.com. [Things to Do in Prague] Reference
Even so, inequities remain: Macedonia's special police units and the Army top brass are almost all Slavic. From Wordnik.com. [In The Thick Of It] Reference
A woman of Slavic appearance whom Kartofelnikov did not recognize stood by the front door, looking around. From Wordnik.com. [The Bomb That Didn't Go Off: What Happened?] Reference
Most of his fellow Slavic neighbors didn't wait to find out but fled for the safety of government-held territory. From Wordnik.com. [A Balkan Beirut] Reference
Even so, inequities remain: Macedonia's special police units and the Army top brass are almost exclusively Slavic. From Wordnik.com. [In The Thick Of It] Reference
Slavic Village seemed, at first glance, an unlikely spot for investors in mortgage securities to place their bets. From Wordnik.com. [Mortgages and Madness] Reference
Belorussia: Incorporated in 1922, it has long been considered the most conservative of the western Slavic republics. From Wordnik.com. [A Multinational Empire] Reference
Polls show the Slavic republics of Russia, the Ukraine and Belorussia will vote for the union -- with great indifference. From Wordnik.com. [Which Side Are You On?] Reference
Slavic AMERICAN FESTIVAL, music, Slavic food, an icon exhibition, folk arts, children's activities, a rummage sale and more. From Wordnik.com. [Fairfax County community calendar, Sept. 9 to 16, 2010] Reference
It was no contest: you were Slavic, a model, an artist, you fashioned your entire senior thesis out of veal: caged, dead, raw. From Wordnik.com. [Spring] Reference
While Macedonians do have Slavic traits -- as do Serbs, Croats, Slovenians and Montenegrins -- we are much more than just Slavs. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
Foreclosures in Slavic Village have ballooned from 114 in 2001 to 840 last year, and the rate is now at two a day, Brancatelli says. From Wordnik.com. [Mortgages and Madness] Reference
So it shows it makes - Austria was always mixed with a lot of Slavic, Turkish, all kind of - so our music culture, it's kind of underrated. From Wordnik.com. [The Journey of Jazz Great Joe Zawinul] Reference
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