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Belaya

American  
[bel-uh-yuh, bye-luh-yuh] / ˈbɛl ə yə, ˈbyɛ lə yə /

noun

  1. a river in S Russia, flowing generally NW from the Urals to the Kama River. 880 miles (1,416 km) long.

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Satellite images that have emerged since Sunday, showing the wrecked outlines of planes sitting on the tarmac at the Olenya, Ivanovo, Dyagilevo and Belaya airbases, also help tell the story of the operation's unprecedented success.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2025

The clearest satellite imagery covers Olenya and Belaya and shows five damaged or destroyed planes at the former and seven at the latter.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2025

Most candidates belong to the four officially registered parties: Belaya Rus, the Communist Party, the Liberal Democratic Party, and the Party of Labor and Justice.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2024

Boards with Reebok store logo are seen on a shopping center at the outlet village Belaya Dacha outside Moscow, Russia, April 23, 2016.

From Reuters • May 16, 2022

He joined Obolenski's Cossacks and went to Belaya Tserkov where the regiment is being formed.

From War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

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