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Białystok

city in NE Poland: pop. 273,000

See Białystok in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(bē-äˈlĭ-stôkˌ, byä-wĭˈstôk)

A city of northeast Poland near the border of Belarus. About half the city's population was killed by Nazi occupation forces (1941-1944). Today it is an industrial and transportation center. Population: 295,000.

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