Belarus Definition

bĕlə-ro͝os, bĕlə-ro͝os, byĕl-
pronoun

A country in Europe. Official name: Republic of Belarus (Belarusian: Рэспублiка Беларусь (Respublika Bjelarusʹ)).

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Alternative form of Belarus.

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Origin of Belarus

  • From Slavic *bel (“white”) + -a- (connecting morpheme) + Русь (Rusĭ, “Ruthenia”); The stem bel- is cognate with Balt- (Baltic), from Lithuanian baltas (“white”). Compare Belarusian Беларусь (Belarús’), Russian Беларусь (Belarús’), Белоруссия (Belorússija).

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