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Belarus

American

[byel-uh-roos, bel‑] / ˌbjɛl əˈrus, ˌbɛl‑ /

noun

Formerly White Russian Soviet Socialist Republic. Formerly Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic,. a republic in eastern Europe, north of Ukraine: formerly a part of the Soviet Union. 80,154 sq. mi. (207,600 sq. km). Minsk.

Belarus British

/ ˌbɛl-, -ˌrʊs, ˌbjɛləʊˈrʌʃə, ˈbɛləˌrʌs /

noun

Also called: Byelorussian Republic. Bielorussia. White Russia. a republic in E Europe; part of the medieval Lithuanian and Polish empires before being occupied by Russia; a Soviet republic (1919–91); in 1997 formed a close political and economic union with Russia: mainly low-lying and forested. Languages: Belarussian; Russian. Religion: believers are mostly Christian. Currency: rouble. Capital: Minsk. Pop: 9 625 888 (2013 est). Area: 207 600 sq km (80 134 sq miles)

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Belarus Cultural

Republic in eastern Europe, bordered to the northwest by Russia, Lithuania, and Latvia, to the northeast, east, and southeast by Russia, to the south by Ukraine, and to the west by Poland. Its capital and largest city is Minsk.

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Belarus is also known as White Russia or Belorussia.

This former member of the Soviet Union declared its independence in 1991.

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Just 32 athletes from Russia and Belarus competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics as approved neutrals, and combined to win five medals.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

The main players in Russian fixed-income markets, then, are domestic institutions that are limited as to where they can invest and perhaps some institutions in “friendly nations” such as Belarus and Kazakhstan.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

But skaters and officials from Russia and Belarus may compete only as neutral athletes, meaning without their national symbols of flag and anthem.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

The opposition leader also said she hoped US-led negotiations to free more political prisoners from Belarus will continue.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

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

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