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Belarus
[byel-uh-roos, bel‑]
noun
Formerly White Russian Soviet Socialist Republic.Formerly Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic,.a republic in eastern Europe, north of Ukraine: formerly a part of the Soviet Union. 80,154 sq. mi. (207,600 sq. km). Minsk.
Belarus
/ ˌbɛl-, -ˌrʊs, ˌbjɛləʊˈrʌʃə, ˈbɛləˌrʌs /
noun
Also called: Byelorussian Republic. Bielorussia. White Russia.a republic in E Europe; part of the medieval Lithuanian and Polish empires before being occupied by Russia; a Soviet republic (1919–91); in 1997 formed a close political and economic union with Russia: mainly low-lying and forested. Languages: Belarussian; Russian. Religion: believers are mostly Christian. Currency: rouble. Capital: Minsk. Pop: 9 625 888 (2013 est). Area: 207 600 sq km (80 134 sq miles)
Example Sentences
There were emotional scenes as the families of missing Ukrainian soldiers gathered near the border with Belarus to press the returning prisoners for information about their loved ones.
As with past exchanges, Moscow said the exchanged Russian soldiers were receiving psychological and medical assistance in Belarus.
This is Scotland's final game before they start World Cup qualification in September, with Denmark, Belarus, and Greece making up their group.
Scotland now have a cluster of players good enough to compete in a qualifying group containing Denmark, Greece and Belarus.
Gen Breuer singled out the so-called Suwalki Gap, an area that borders Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Belarus, as one of the most vulnerable.
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