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Slytherin is a proper noun; a name. It doesn't have an actual definition, but it is probably meant to sound like "slithering" in reference to snakes.

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Slytherin is a school house at Hogwarts, from the Harry Potter books. According to the author, Slytherin corresponds to the element of water and the house mascot is a snake.

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