Białystok

[ byah-wi-stawk ]

/ byɑˈwɪ stɔk /

noun

a city in E Poland.

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Russian Be·lo·stok, Bye·lo·stok

[byi-luh-stawk] /byɪ lʌˈstɔk/.

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Example sentences from the Web for bialystok

The walls of the room were embellished by the portraits of the Lords of Bialystok.
Tales From Jkai|Mr Jkai
But before that term had elapsed a new sanguinary pogrom broke out in Bialystok.
History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Vol. 3 of 3.|S. M. Dubnow
The distance to Vilna from Bialystok is about 170 versts: it took us thirty-nine hours to perform it.
In the Russian Ranks|John Morse
Every guest who had ever dined at the Palace of Bialystok had his own beaker on which his name was engraved.
Tales From Jkai|Mr Jkai

Troops were being hurried to the front in thousands; and Bialystok was crowded with what appeared to be a whole army corps.
In the Russian Ranks|John Morse

British Dictionary definitions for bialystok

Białystok

/ (Polish bjaˈwɪstɔk) /

noun

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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