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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 Belarusian beat China's Zhang Shuai 6-3 6-4 and will face 16th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia next.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

Salzburg, Austria — “Optimism doesn’t mean pretending everything is fine,” the Belarusian flutist and political activist Maria Kalesnikava said in this year’s Salzburg Festival keynote address.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

The Belarusian economy in 2004 is likely to be hampered by   high inflation, persistent trade deficits, and ongoing rocky   relations with Russia, Belarus' largest trading partner and energy   supplier.

From The 2004 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

"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

Thirteen Russians and seven Belarusians have been approved across eight sports.

From BBC Feb. 4, 2026

"He knows the Belarusians didn't accept or forgive him, and they still want change."

From BBC Jan. 23, 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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