Belorussia
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BELORUSSIA — BELORUSSIA, territory located between the rivers Neman (west) and Dnieper (east) and the rivers Pripet (south) and Dvina (north). Between the 14th and 18th centuries part of poland lithuania , from the partitions of Poland (1772–95) until the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Belorussia — [bel΄ō rush′ə, bye΄lōrush′ə] 1. historical region in central Europe corresponding to present day Belarus 2. BELORUSSIAN SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLIC 3. BELARUS … English World dictionary
Belorussia — or Byelorussia geographical name constituent republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics bordering on Poland, Lithuania, & Latvia; became independent 1991 see Belarus … New Collegiate Dictionary
Belorussia — Рэспубліка Беларусь (weißrussisch) Республика Беларусь (russisch) Respublika Belarus Republik Weißrussland … Deutsch Wikipedia
Belorussia — Belorussian, adj., n. /byel euh rush euh, bel euh /, n. Byelorussia. * * * … Universalium
Belorussia — Bel|o|rus|sia the former name of ↑Belarus … Dictionary of contemporary English
Belorussia — n. republic in eastern Europe, former Soviet republic that gained independence in 1991 … English contemporary dictionary
Belorussia — Be•lo•rus•sia [[t]ˌbyɛl əˈrʌʃ ə, ˌbɛl ə [/t]] n. geg a former name of Belarus Also, Byelorussia. Former official name, Belorus′sian So′viet So′cialist Repub′lic … From formal English to slang
Belorussia — /ˌbjɛloʊˈrʌʃə/ (say .byeloh rushuh) noun → Belarus. –Belorussian, noun, adjective …
Belorussia — noun a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet • Syn: ↑Belarus, ↑Republic of Belarus, ↑Byelarus, ↑Byelorussia, ↑White Russia • Derivationally related forms: ↑Belarusian ( … Useful english dictionary
