Slavia may refer to:
Toponymy
* Slavia, a general term for an area inhabited by
Slavs
Slavs are the largest European ethnolinguistic group. They speak the various Slavic languages, belonging to the larger Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European languages. Slavs are geographically distributed throughout northern Eurasia, main ...
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Slawiya Slawiya, as-Slawiya ( ar, صلاوية ''Ṣ(a)lāwiya'') was one of the three parts of the Rus' with the center in Holmgard (identified with the land of Ilmen Slavs) described in a lost book by Abu Zayd al-Balkhi (dating from c. 920) and mentioned ...
, one of the tribal centers of early
East Slavs
The East Slavs are the most populous subgroup of the Slavs. They speak the East Slavic languages, and formed the majority of the population of the medieval state Kievan Rus', which they claim as their cultural ancestor.John Channon & Robert H ...
* The medieval name for the
Wendish settlement area
* The medieval name for the duchy of
Pomerania
Pomerania ( pl, Pomorze; german: Pommern; Kashubian: ''Pòmòrskô''; sv, Pommern) is a historical region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in Central Europe, split between Poland and Germany. The western part of Pomerania belongs to ...
* The medieval name for
Mecklenburg
Mecklenburg (; nds, label=Low German, Mękel(n)borg ) is a historical region in northern Germany comprising the western and larger part of the federal-state Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The largest cities of the region are Rostock, Schwerin ...
* The medieval name for the
Rani principality
* A term for the objective of
Pan-Slavism
Pan-Slavism, a movement which crystallized in the mid-19th century, is the political ideology concerned with the advancement of integrity and unity for the Slavic people. Its main impact occurred in the Balkans, where non-Slavic empires had ruled ...
of forming a united Slavic state
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Slavia Friulana
Slavia Friulana, which means Friulian Slavia ( sl, Beneška Slovenija), is a small mountainous region in northeastern Italy and it is so called because of its Slavic population which settled here in the 8th century AD. The territory is located in ...
, a small mountainous region in northeastern Italy
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Slavia, Florida
Slavia is an unincorporated community in Seminole County, Florida, United States. Slavia is located along State Road 426 near the southwest border of Oviedo.
History
In 1911, Lutheran Slovaks originally from what at the time was the Austro-H ...
, an unincorporated community in Seminole County
Sports
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SK Slavia Prague
Sportovní klub Slavia Praha – fotbal (Sports Club Slavia Prague – Football, ), commonly known as Slavia Praha or Slavia Prague, is a Czech professional football club in Prague. Founded in 1892, they are the second most successful club in th ...
, a Czech football club
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SK Slavia Praha (women)
SK Slavia Praha Ženy is a Czech women's football team from Prague representing SK Slavia Prague. It competes in the Czech First Division.
History
Slavia was a pioneer in women's football in Czechoslovakia, and won the first three editions of t ...
, football
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Slavia Prague (juniors), a men's junior football club
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BC Slavia Prague
USK Praha, ( cs, Univerzitní Sportovní Klub Praha, University Sports Club Prague), formerly known as Slavia VŠ Praha ( cs, Slavia Vysoké Školy Praha), is a Czech Republic, Czech professional basketball Club (organization), club that was fo ...
, now
USK Praha
USK Praha, ( cs, Univerzitní Sportovní Klub Praha, University Sports Club Prague), formerly known as Slavia VŠ Praha ( cs, Slavia Vysoké Školy Praha), is a Czech professional basketball club that was founded in 1953 in the city of Prague. ...
, basketball
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SK Slavia Prague Basketball, basketball
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DHC Slavia Prague
DHC Slavia Prague the Czech women's handball section of Czech omnisport club SK Slavia Prague. It was established in 1919. They are currently competing in the MOL Liga and the Czech Women's Handball League.
The team won four Czechoslovak champ ...
, women's handball
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HC Slavia Prague, ice hockey
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RC Slavia Prague, rugby union
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, based in Sofia, Bulgaria
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PFC Slavia Sofia
PFC Slavia Sofia ( bg, ПФК Славия София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently competes in the top tier of the Bulgarian football league system, the First League. Slavia's home ground ...
, football
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Slavia Stadium
Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov ( bg, Стадион „Александър Шаламанов“) is a multi-purpose stadium in the Slavia district of Sofia, Bulgaria named after the football legend Aleksandar Shalamanov. It is currently used fo ...
in Sofia
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BC Slavia Sofia, basketball
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HC Slavia Sofia
HC Slavia Sofia ( bg, Славия София), ''Slaviya Sofiya'') is an ice hockey team from the Bulgarian Hockey League based in Sofia, Bulgaria. The team has won 19 league titles, and are a member of the Slavia Sofia sports club.
History
The t ...
, ice hockey
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FC Slavia Mozyr
FC Slavia Mozyr ( be, ФК Славія Мазыр, ''FK Slavija Mazyr'') is a Belarusian football team, based in Mozyr, Belarus.
History
The team was founded in 1987 as Polesie Mozyr. Between 1987 and 1991, they played in the Belarusian SSR leag ...
, a Belarusian football club
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FK Slavia Orlová-Lutyně FK or fk may refer to:
In arts and entertainment:
* Flyer Killer, fictional automated robots in the ''Terminator'' film franchise.
* Fox Kids, a former American children's television programming block.
* Funky Kong, a video game character.
Place ...
, a Czech football club
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HK Slávia Partizánske
HK Slávia Partizánske, also known as Danlog Partizánske for sponsorship reasons, is a Slovak women's handball club from Partizánske. Founded in 1965 as TJ Iskra Partizánske, it took its current name in 1997. It currently competes in the WH ...
, a Slovakian women's handball club
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Slavia Louňovice, a Czech football club
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Slavia Melbourne
The Slavia Melbourne Soccer Club is a defunct Australian association football (soccer) club that was based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club was founded in 1950 by Czech migrants and became a leading club in Australian football. Slavia competed in ...
, an Australian football club
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FC Slavia Karlovy Vary
FC Slavia Karlovy Vary is a football club located in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The club currently plays in the Bohemian Football League
Bohemian Football League (ČFL) ( cs, Česká fotbalová liga) is one of the third level football leagues o ...
, a Czech football club
Other uses
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Slavia (band), a Norwegian black metal band
* , the faculty of Eastern European studies at
Ghent University
Ghent University ( nl, Universiteit Gent, abbreviated as UGent) is a public research university located in Ghent, Belgium.
Established before the state of Belgium itself, the university was founded by the Dutch King William I in 1817, when the ...
, Belgium
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Škoda Slavia
The Škoda Slavia is a subcompact sedan (B-segment) manufactured by Škoda primarily for the Indian market. It was introduced in November 2021 and will be produced in 2022. Built on the MQB A0 IN platform adapted for India, the vehicle is based ...
, a subcompact sedan/saloon sold in India
See also
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Slavija (disambiguation), for the Bosnian, Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian and Slovenian spelling
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Sclavonia (disambiguation)
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