Minsk

[ minsk; Russian myeensk ]

/ mɪnsk; Russian myinsk /

noun

a city in and the capital of Byelorussia (Belarus), in the central part, on a tributary of the Berezina.

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minor triad, Minos, Minot, Minotaur, minoxidil, Minsk, minster, minstrel, minstrel show, minstrelsy, mint

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“I really hope that a peaceful process will be initiated in Minsk on Friday,” Poroshenko said at a meeting in Kiev.
Putin and Poroshenko Agree to… Think About a Ukraine Ceasefire|Anna Nemtsova|September 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Le tout Minsk turns out in protest, catching the authorities by surprise.
The Belarus Free Theatre’s Badass Dissident Artists Get the HBO Treatment|Katie Baker|July 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Red Church in the centre of Minsk, once a symbol of Belarusian nationalism, is now a place of mourning.
Forget Kim Jong Un—China’s New Favorite Dictator Is Belarus’s Aleksandr Lukashenko.|Kapil Komireddi|January 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It lay on an imaginary map of Europe, somewhere between Minsk and Vienna.
For My Money, I'll Take the Al-Kuwaitis|Gershom Gorenberg|May 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Those of us whose grandparents did come from somewhere between Minsk and Vienna also lose out.
For My Money, I'll Take the Al-Kuwaitis|Gershom Gorenberg|May 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
According to the practice, then, would he be permitted to go to Moscow from Minsk without the permission of the authorities?
Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
She did not come especially to see us, but she was passing through Minsk and stopped to see us.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
I have only passed through Minsk on the train several times going back and forth to Poland.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Our plan is this: In the coming spring there is to be a great concentration of troops in the Government of Minsk.
The Green Book|Mr Jkai
That is my aunt's address when Lee would remain in Minsk while I went on vacation.
Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for Minsk

Minsk

/ (mɪnsk) /

noun

the capital of Belarus: an industrial city and educational and cultural centre, with a university (1921). Pop: 1 709 000 (2005 est)

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