Byelorussian

or Be·lo·rus·sian

[ byel-oh-ruhsh-uhn, bel-oh- ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Byelorussia, its people, or their language.

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Byelorussia.
2. an East Slavic language, spoken by the inhabitants of Byelorussia and written in the Cyrillic alphabet. Compare Slavic ( def 1 ).

Byelorussian

adjective

1. a variant spelling of Belarussian

Word History and Origins

Origin of Byelorussian¹

Byelorussi(a) + -an