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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
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'predominantly' East Slavic people

Cossacks (Ukrainian: ??????´, koza'ky; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language: ??????´ pronounced http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_Russian or ????´?? [k?'zak??], kazaki are a group of predominantly East Slavic people who became known as members of democratic, semi-military communities,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cossacks#cite_note-1 predominantly located in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine and in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia.
<Source: "Cossacks" in WIKIPEDIA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cossacks>

I'd like to know whether "predominantly" modifies "East" or "East people."
Thank you in advance for your help.
  

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" It means that most Cossacks were people from the eastern-most Slavic areas.

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  • " It means that most Cossacks were people from the eastern-most Slavic areas.
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It modifies "East Slavic." It means that most Cossacks were people from the eastern-most Slavic areas.
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Thank you, deadrat, for your another kind answer. Emotion: smile
Then I'd like to know how the adverb "predominantly" can modify nouns.
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It doesn't. It modifies the adjective "East Slavic."
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I'm so sorry, deadrat.Emotion: sad
I misread the word "Slavic."
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