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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> | 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 world Slav because Romans took many Slavs as slaves.[1]