Białystok

American  

[byah-wi-stawk] / byɑˈwɪ stɔk /

noun

1. a city in E Poland.

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Białystok British  

/ bjaˈwɪstɔk /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Gaweł, who was founder and head of the Centre for Monitoring Racist and Xenophobic Behaviour, based in Białystok, eastern Poland, denies any wrongdoing and insists the conviction is a form of persecution for the group’s activity.

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He says his organisation has exposed ties between local officials, prosecutors and far-right groups in Białystok.

From The Guardian

After far-right groups attacked demonstrators with bricks, bottles and stones at a 2019 Pride march in Białystok, Oramics raised more than £6,000 – equivalent to an average six-month salary in Poland – from the sales of a compilation, Total Solidarity, and a party at Jasna 1, a major club in Warsaw.

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At a recent equality parade in the eastern Polish city of Białystok, far-right thugs physically assaulted participants after the event was publicly denounced by the local archbishop.

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We’re fully aware that, if the police weren’t here, it wouldn’t stop at hitting, spitting and kicking: Białystok has had pogroms before.

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