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belarusian

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for belarusian.

Editorial note

In Belarus children were taught Belarusian from kindergarten on and while Belarusian language, literature, and history classes were in Belarusian -- other classes were in Russian.

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Quick take

Of, from, or pertaining to Belarus, the Belarusian people.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of belarusian gathered in one view.

adjective

Of, from, or pertaining to Belarus, the Belarusian people.

noun

(countable) A citizen of Belarus.

noun

(uncountable) The Slavic language spoken in Belarus (formerly called White Ruthenia or White Russia).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for belarusian.

adjective

Of, from, or pertaining to Belarus, the Belarusian people.

noun

(countable) A citizen of Belarus.

noun

(uncountable) The Slavic language spoken in Belarus (formerly called White Ruthenia or White Russia).

Example sentences

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In Belarus children were taught Belarusian from kindergarten on and while Belarusian language, literature, and history classes were in Belarusian -- other classes were in Russian.

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Of course Ukrainian speakers form a much larger part of population of Ukraine than Belarusian speakers in Belarus (Belarusian seems to be heading the way of Irish Gaelic, unfortunately).

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It's like that joke about a Belarusian referendum ballot: Do you not object for the president to remain in power indefinitely?

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If your point is that Iranian and Belarusian dissidents need to be aware of the risk, I agree.

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Because of the strong economic ties between Russia and Belarus, the sanctions in Russia is also causing a huge devaluation on Belarusian currency.

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Afaik, some of the Belarusian writers (can't remember if Yakub Kolas, Yanka Kupala or both...) even changed languages within their books: within the same story, some characters spoke Russian others spoke Belarusian.

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Just compare maps of Zhodzina, a provincial Belarusian town I chose at random between Bing (Nokia)[1], Google [2], and OpenStreetMap [3].

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Granted, this is mostly a concern for Russian and Belarusian users.

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Still, there were/are no Belarusian soldiers fighting in Ukraine.

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I'd be much less annoyed by this tactic if the retargeted ads didn't gang up on you like a platoon of Belarusian KGB agents.

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> The next day, the country's dictator, Alexander Lukashenko, boasted he would start a Belarusian WikiLeaks showing the US was funding his political rivals.

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Pleasantly surprised one of the first comments answered my question in thus saving me the time to write this comment instead of first relooking up the belarusian amount in the article and then quick conversion.

Quote examples

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And you cannot get a US visa in Belarus: "We apologize for the inconvenience, but due to the decision by the Belarusian government in 2008 requiring the U.

Proper noun examples

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Belarusian Soviet reforestation bot PLA-1 (Designed in Homel) was able to make 12-24 thousand plantings per hour in...

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They teach physics and math really good, otherwise, why would there be so many talented Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian programmers?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use belarusian in a sentence?

In Belarus children were taught Belarusian from kindergarten on and while Belarusian language, literature, and history classes were in Belarusian -- other classes were in Russian.

What does belarusian mean?

Of, from, or pertaining to Belarus, the Belarusian people.

What part of speech is belarusian?

belarusian is commonly used as adjective, noun.