This is the 16745th most frequent Russian word.
славян
"Славян" translates to "Slav," referring to a person belonging to the Slavic ethnic group.
The word 'славянские' here is an adjective derived from 'славян', meaning 'Slavic', referring to a category of languages or peoples belonging to the Slavic ethnic group.
Славянские языки делятся на три группы: восточную, западную и южную.
Slavic languages are divided into three groups: Eastern, Western, and Southern.
The word 'славянские народы' means 'Slavic peoples', where 'славян' is part of the adjective 'славянские', indicating the ethnic groups of Slavic origin.
В прошлом славянские народы проживали на территории Центральной Европы.
In the past, Slavic people lived in the territory of Central Europe.
Here, 'славян' is a plural noun referring to the ethnic population known as Slavs, emphasizing their role in historical and cultural studies.