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Belarus.

A country in Eastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Belarus. Capital and largest city: Minsk.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈbɛləɹuːs/Received-Pronunciation/ˌbɛləˈɹuːs/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbɛləɹʉws/British, Southern, Standard/ˌbɛləˈɹʉws/British, Southern, Standard
  1. A country in Eastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Belarus. Capital and largest city: Minsk.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Proto-Slavic *bělъ Old East Slavic бѣлъ (bělŭ) Proto-Finnic *rooccibor. Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ) Old East Slavic Бѣла Русь (Běla Rusĭ)bor. Belarusian Бе́лая Русь (Bjélaja Rusʹ)der. Belarusian Белару́сь (Bjelarúsʹ)bor. English Belarus Borrowed from Belarusian Белару́сь (Bjelarúsʹ), from historical Бе́лая Русь (Bjélaja Rusʹ, “White Ruthenia or White Rus”).

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