Vitebsk

American

[vee-tepsk, vyee-tyipsk] / ˈvi tɛpsk, ˈvji tjɪpsk /

Russian Vitsyebsk

noun

a city in northeast Belarus, on the Dvina River.

Vitebsk British

/ ˈvitɪpsk /

noun

a city in E Belarus, a port on the Dvina river: taken by Russia in 1772. Pop: 344 000 (2005 est)

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Vitebsk

In the town of Vitebsk I sit in on one of his campaign events.

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2025

Unofficial Telegram channels monitoring military activity in Belarus reported late on Saturday that some 1,400-1,600 Russian troops arrived from Russia into the northeastern city of Vitebsk in Belarus over the past two days.

From Reuters ● Jan. 8, 2023

Tunick’s showstopper, however, is a 1917 self-portrait by Marc Chagall that was already attracting notice before the fair opened, and beautifully depicts Vitebsk, Russia, with the artist hovering over it as an observer of history.

From New York Times ● May 5, 2022

When Aliaksei Protas first entered the home of his new host family in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, he was just a tall, thin 17-year-old from Vitebsk, Belarus.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 9, 2021

The Russians are taking part in the campaign; yesterday they started their offensive near Vitebsk, exactly three years to the day that the Germans invaded Russia.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

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