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  • adjective obsolete Alternative form of Belarusian.
  • noun obsolete Alternative form of Belarusian.
  • proper noun obsolete Alternative form of Belarusian.

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Examples

  • Alex McLeish defended Birmingham's style in face of criticism from Alexander Hleb but said the Belarussian is a 'terrific' player.

    'Birmingham can play football,' Alex McLeish tells Alexander Hleb 2011

  • And though I sort of speak French and have an every-fifth-word comprehension of Italian and Spanish, without supertitles I would have missed what was being said altogether in productions that were performed in Russian, Belarussian, German, Japanese, Greek, Arabic and Zulu, among others.

    NYT > Home Page By BEN BRANTLEY 2011

  • It is doubtful that any constitutional language would have prevented this; in fact, the omissions in the Belarussian constitution reflected the same impulses that led to the abandonment of democratic rule.

    The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010

  • Unlike the emergence of the Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, whom Azarenka expects to be one of her main rivals in the coming years, the Belarussian's rise to the top has been steady.

    Victoria Azarenka, pride of Belarus, savours her rise to the top 2012

  • In 2006, U.S. authorities targeted users of a Belarussian company's database that sold child pornography.

    U.S. Charges 72 in Child-Pornography Probe Evan Perez 2011

  • Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov has met top Belarussian officials to discuss buying a controlling stake in recent weeks, but the two sides remain far apart on price, according to people close to the situation.

    Belarus Mulls Sale of Potash Producer Alexander Kolyandr 2011

  • Belarussian officials also discussed a possible sale of a 25% stake with Chinese investors but failed to reach agreement, according to people close to the talks.

    Belarus Mulls Sale of Potash Producer Alexander Kolyandr 2011

  • Poland has become a haven for Belarussian dissidents and for radio and television stations that broadcast uncensored coverage of events in Belarus to people there.

    Poland Gives Arab Nations Lessons Gordon Fairclough 2011

  • Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov has met top Belarussian officials to discuss buying a controlling stake in recent weeks, but the two sides remain far apart on price, according to people close to the situation.

    Belarus Mulls Sale of Potash Producer Alexander Kolyandr 2011

  • Belarussian officials also discussed a possible sale of a 25% stake with Chinese investors but failed to reach agreement, according to people close to the talks.

    Belarus Mulls Sale of Potash Producer Alexander Kolyandr 2011

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