Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of or relating to Belarus or its people, language, or culture.
  • noun A native or inhabitant of Belarus.
  • noun A person of Belarusian ancestry.
  • noun The Slavic language of the Belarusians.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Of, from, or pertaining to Belarus, the Belarusian people or the Belarusian language.
  • proper noun The Slavic language spoken in Belarus (formerly called White Ruthenia or White Russia).
  • noun A person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective of or pertaining to Belarus or to the people or culture of Belarus
  • noun the Slavic language spoken in Belarus

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Examples

  • This time round I spotted the relationship between some of the 1912 photos of Vitebsk, Belarus (aka, in Belarusian, Vitsyebsk).

    Vitebsk 1912 panorama Ray Girvan 2005

  • (Political analyst Kirill Koktysh for RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's meeting with Belarusian journalists at his residence in Barvikha, near Moscow, on November 23, was bound to become a high-profile event in Russian-Belarusian relations.

    RIA Novosti 2009

  • Belarus clubs FC BATE Borisov (Borisov Works of Automobile and Tractor Electronic Equipment) from the Borisov city playing in Belarusian Premier League.

    Archive 2009-01-01 Azmie aka switch image 2009

  • Belarus clubs FC BATE Borisov (Borisov Works of Automobile and Tractor Electronic Equipment) from the Borisov city playing in Belarusian Premier League.

    FC BATE Borisov 2008-09 Champions League kits Azmie aka switch image 2009

  • Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has forged close ties with Tehran, and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who visited the ex-Soviet nation in 2007, has called the Belarusian leader one of his best friends.

    Iran Claims To Have S-300 Surface-To-Air Missiles 2010

  • His opponents call Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko the last dictator in Europe.

    Belarus Free Theatre Group Promotes Democracy 2010

  • U.S. Senator John McCain has slammed Alexander Lukashenko, calling the Belarusian president a "ruthless and brutal tyrant" on the "wrong side of history."

    SFGate: Top News Stories 2011

  • VILNIUS, Lithuania - U.S. Senator John McCain has slammed Alexander Lukashenko, calling the Belarusian president a "ruthless and brutal tyrant" on the "wrong side of history."

    FOXNews.com 2011

  • The U.S. and some European countries have dubbed Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko as "Europe's last dictator."

    ajc.com - News 2010

  • The U.S. and some European countries have dubbed Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko as "Europe's last dictator."

    Ventura County Star Stories 2010

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