Minsk

American

[minsk, myeensk] / mɪnsk, myinsk /

noun

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

Minsk British

/ 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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"I personally lived in Vilnius for five years. Honestly I was always sure that the next city I would move from Vilnius would be Minsk. But the situation is like it is," she said.

From Barron's

After 10 days, she walked through Minsk "looking from morning to night" before finding the hospital her daughter was in and visiting her daily.

From Barron's

In early September, Coale returned to Minsk to ink the deal.

From The Wall Street Journal

Not far away in Minsk, the man who has ruled Belarus for three decades, Alexander Lukashenko, dismisses all the talk of hybrid warfare as "nonsense".

From BBC

The US envoy also said he spoke to Lukashenko about Ukraine and what help Minsk could offer in talks with Putin.

From BBC

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