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Gomel

American  
[goh-muhl, gaw-myil] / ˈgoʊ məl, ˈgɔ mjɪl /

noun

  1. a city in southeast Belarus, on a tributary of the Dnieper.


Gomel British  
/ ˈɡɔmɪlj /

noun

  1. an industrial city in SE Belarus, on the River Sozh; an industrial centre. Pop: 480 000 (2005 est)

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Antanina developed serious problems with her vision while jailed in Gomel, in southeastern Belarus.

From Barron's Oct. 21, 2025

Another journalist, Anatol Hatouchyts in Gomel, was subjected to a home search.

From Seattle Times Mar. 14, 2023

They say Ms Kolesnikova, 40, is in a serious but stable condition in the eastern city of Gomel after having surgery on Monday.

From BBC Nov. 29, 2022

The Telegram channel said Kolesnikova, an outspoken critic of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, had been taken to a hospital in the southeastern city of Gomel on Monday.

From Reuters Nov. 29, 2022

HOMEL, or Gomel, a town of Russia, in the government of Mogilev, and 132 m. by rail S.S.E. of the town of Mogilev, on the Sozh, a tributary of the Dnieper.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various

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