Byelorussia

American

[byel-oh-ruhsh-uh, bel-oh-] / ˌbyɛl oʊˈrʌʃ ə, ˌbɛl oʊ- /

Or Belorussia

noun

Belarus.
a region in the western part of former czarist Russia.

Byelorussia British

noun

a variant spelling of Belarus

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Dec. 8 - Russia, Ukraine and Byelorussia proclaim Commonwealth of Independent States with no role for a central authority or Gorbachev.

From Reuters

Mr. Shushkevich, the head of the republic of Byelorussia, as Belarus was called at the time, spoke about the signing of the agreement with pride in an interview last year with the Associated Press.

From Washington Post

Stanislav Shushkevich, the head of the republic of Byelorussia, as Belarus was called at the time, spoke about the signing of the agreement with pride.

From Seattle Times

A teenage boy and girl witness Nazi barbarity in 1943 Byelorussia.

From Los Angeles Times

Schoolchildren in Byelorussia and Ukraine – the worst hit by fallout – were instructed to continue with their May Day celebrations and parades, even as the rain brought radioactive particles down on them.

From The Guardian

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