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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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Moscow has also been increasingly using drone ground stations on Belarusian territory to direct drones launched from Russia deeper into Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

The Belarusian Defense Ministry didn’t respond to a request for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

The Belarusian has been the dominant force in women's tennis for the past two years, pummelling opponents on the way to 11 WTA titles and a 93-week stint at the top of the rankings.

From BBC Jun. 3, 2026

Windy conditions on Court Philippe Chatrier wreaked havoc with Sabalenka's powerful hitting and the Belarusian committed 57 unforced errors.

From BBC Jun. 3, 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

It was announced in February that six Russians and four Belarusians will compete at the Paralympics after the IPC lifted the nations' suspensions last year.

From BBC Mar. 6, 2026

"It's impossible to turn this page of our history. Belarusians will never think like slaves, like we were before 2020. It was really a revolution of the mind."

From Barron's Feb. 27, 2026

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 he made a request: could she, in exchange for help, share information about Belarusians fighting for Ukraine, especially since she had written about them before?

From BBC Jun. 19, 2025

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

From The Belgian Curtain Europe after Communism by Vaknin, Samuel

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