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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Belarus Sentence Examples

  • Kirk and Michael Douglas - Kirk was born to Jewish immigrants from Gomel, Belarus, and they changed their surname Danielovitch to Demsky.

  • Over 70% of the radioactive fallout landed on Belarus.

  • As Julian Evans reported last week in these pages, the US is actively fomenting revolt in Belarus.

  • England 3 - 1 Hungary England B 1 - 2 Belarus nerd nirvana Introducing... England The Guardian guide to a team called England.

  • Doing Business Cultural Notes There are a few major no-no 's for those visiting Belarus.

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Words Starting With

BBEBEL

Words Ending With

SUSRUS

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Belarus

Words Starting With B and Ending With S

Starts With B & Ends With SStarts With BE & Ends With SStarts With B & Ends With US

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With B7 Letter Words Ending With S
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