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Belarusian

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[bel-uh-roos-ee-uhn, byel-] / ˌbɛl əˈrus i ən, ˌbjɛl- /

adjective

  1. relating or belonging to Belarus, its people, or their culture or language.


noun

  • Belarusians
    plural
  1. a native or inhabitant of Belarus.

  2. the Slavic language spoken in Belarus.

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Belarusian opposition chief in exile, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, on Tuesday condemned the incident.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Memorial group received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022 -- months after Russia launched its offensive on Ukraine -- alongside jailed Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski and Ukraine's Centre for Civil Liberties.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

The drop-off in Sabalenka's results have opened the door for Rybakina, who beat the Belarusian to win the Australian Open in January, to take over as world number one.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Her proclamation of optimism comes on the heels of her having been released in December from a brutal Belarusian prison for supporting an opposition candidate running against the country’s authoritarian leader.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Ethnic groups: Lithuanian 80.6%, Russian 8.7%, Polish 7%, Belarusian 1.6%, other 2.1%

From The 2002 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Six Russians and four Belarusians will be allowed to take part under their own flags at the Milan-Cortina Paralympics rather than as neutral athletes, the Games' governing body confirmed to AFP on Tuesday.

From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026

Then, lifting the red and white flag from his shoulders, he had a message for Belarusians everywhere.

From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2025

Those restrictions have since been eased, with Russians and Belarusians allowed to compete individually as neutral athletes, without their national flag or symbols.

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2025

She is one of thousands of Belarusians detained and jailed since 2020, when President Alexander Lukashenko launched a major crackdown against dissent following his re-election.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2025

They are only hesitantly and tentatively Macedonians, or Moldovans, or Belarusians, or Kazakhs, or Yugoslavs.

From The Belgian Curtain Europe after Communism by Samuel Vaknin

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