Białystok

[ byah-wi-stawk ]

noun
  1. a city in E Poland.

  • Russian Be·lo·stok, Bye·lo·stok [byi-luh-stawk] /byɪ lʌˈstɔk/ .

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How to use Białystok in a sentence

  • He has gone to Bialystok, where he expects to meet the Duke of Courland; he is in high favor with the duke.

  • Here at Bialystok there is no scope for a doctor, especially if he be a homœopathist.

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  • A four-horse waggon would bring it from Vienna to Bialystok.

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  • The old Starosta could not come from Bialystok to Vienna on any account.

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  • Every guest who had ever dined at the Palace of Bialystok had his own beaker on which his name was engraved.

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British Dictionary definitions for Białystok

Białystok

/ (Polish bjaˈwɪstɔk) /


noun
  1. a city in E Poland: belonged to Prussia (1795–1807) and to Russia (1807–1919). Pop: 315 000 (2005 est): Russian name: Belostok

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