West Slavs

Summary

West Slavs is an ethnic group^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,227 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• West Slavs's instance of is recorded as ethnic group^[3].
• West Slavs is a type of Slavs^[4].
• West Slavs's writing system is recorded as Glagolitic^[5].
• West Slavs's Commons category is recorded as West Slavs^[6].
• West Slavs comprises Poles^[7].
• West Slavs comprises Czechs^[8].
• West Slavs comprises Slovaks^[9].
• West Slavs comprises Sorbs^[10].
• West Slavs comprises Silesians^[11].
• West Slavs comprises Kashubians^[12].
• West Slavs's topic's main category is recorded as Category:West Slavs^[13].
• West Slavs's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• West Slavs's language used is recorded as Church Slavonic^[15].

Body

Definition and Type

West Slavs's instance of is recorded as ethnic group^[3]. It is a type of Slavs^[4].

Use and Application

Components include Poles^[7], an ethnic group^[16], in Poland^[17], founded in 1000^[18]; Czechs^[8], an ethnic group^[19]; Slovaks^[9], an ethnic group^[20]; Sorbs^[10], an ethnic group^[21]; Silesians^[11], an ethnic group^[22], in Poland^[23]; and Kashubians^[12], an ethnic group^[24], in Poland^[25].

Why It Matters

West Slavs ranks in the top 8% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,227 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]