[[File:Slavic tribes in the 7th to 9th century.PNG|right|250px|thumb|Slavic tribes in the 7th to 9th centuries.]]
[[File:Slavic tribes in the 7th to 9th century.PNG|right|250px|thumb|Slavic tribes in the 7th to 9th centuries.]]
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The '''Slavs''' are a group of people living mostly in [[Eastern Europe]] who all speak related [[Slavic languages]]. The Slavic peoples are the most numerous [[ethnic]]ity in all of Europe. The English word "[[slave]]" is linguistically connected to the world Slav because [[Roman Empire|Romans]] took many Slavs as slaves.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/9chapter1.shtml The Roots of Slavery]</ref>
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The '''Slavs''' are a group of people living mostly in [[Eastern Europe]] who all speak related [[Slavic languages]]. The Slavic peoples are the most numerous [[ethnicity]] in all of Europe. The English word "[[slave]]" is linguistically connected to the word Slav because [[Roman Empire|Romans]] took many Slavs as slaves.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/9chapter1.shtml The Roots of Slavery]</ref>