Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A country of eastern Europe east of Poland and west of Russia. Originally settled by Slavs, the region was subject to Lithuania and Poland before passing to Russia in the late 18th century. It was a constituent republic of the USSR, known as the Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, from 1922 to 1991. Minsk is the capital and the largest city.
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- proper noun A
country inEurope . Official name:Republic of Belarus (Рэспублiка Беларусь).
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- noun a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet
Etymologies
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Examples
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Ministry of Industry of the Republic of Belarus in the field of quality» In 2008: - «Best goods of the Republic of Belarus» - «Best goods of the Republic of Belarus in Russian
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Farmers living in Belarus 'northern Grodno province last Summer reported dozens of sightings of an ape-like creature in neighbouring swamps.
Belarus Ape Hunt Off 2009
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[…] During the meeting members of the US delegation addressed the President of Belarus with a request to use powers of the head of state to free US citizen Emanuel Zeltser, who had been serving his sentence in Belarus for committing a criminal offence.
Global Voices in English » Belarus: President Pardons Emanuel Zeltser 2009
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Kramer followed 17,000 infants born in Belarus throughout their childhoods.
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If yes, do you plan to continue working on inheritance cases in Belarus?
Global Voices in English » Belarus: President Pardons Emanuel Zeltser 2009
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Farmers living in Belarus 'northern Grodno province last Summer reported dozens of sightings of an ape-like creature in neighbouring swamps.
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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They originally came from Białystok, now in Belarus; Rifka had smuggled her husband out of Russia twenty years earlier to avoid conscription, and they had built up a decent family business in Enniskillen and Clones.
Gibbon III nwhyte 2009
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Evgeny sez, Authorities in Belarus, the last authoritarian regime in Europe, are considering introducing a new school uniform that would protect schoolchildren from electromagnetic radiation that comes from their mobile phones.
Boing Boing 2009
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Kramer followed 17,000 infants born in Belarus throughout their childhoods.
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Dingbat dictatorship in Belarus invents magical anti-cancer pockets for school uniforms
Boing Boing 2009
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