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

This was the first equality march in Białystok – just a few years ago, it would have been unthinkable for many that such an event could be held at all.

From The Guardian • Jul. 28, 2019

Preparing his speech for the next international conference, in Geneva, in 1906, Zamenhof described the events in his home town of Białystok.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 24, 2016

I was born in Narewka, a rural village in northeastern Poland, near Białystok, not far from the border with Belarus.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

One time the factory owner selected my father to attend an advanced course in tool design in the nearby city of Białystok.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

He once built a radio using crystals instead of electricity to pick up broadcasts from Warsaw and Białystok and even Kraków.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson