Used in a Sentence

byelorussia

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for byelorussia.

Editorial note

That makes Belorussia or Byelorussia (notice Russia, not Rus, which is completely different country, despite Russia trying to claim the name).

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Quick take

(historical) Belarus

Meaning at a glance

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noun

(historical) Belarus

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for byelorussia.

Example sentences

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That makes Belorussia or Byelorussia (notice Russia, not Rus, which is completely different country, despite Russia trying to claim the name).

2

We tried to overthrow the government of Kazakhstan and Byelorussia earlier.

3

Belarus = Byelorussia = Belaya Rus = White Russia.

4

The example I like to think about for this is imagine being born in the eastern European bloodlands - Eastern Germany, the Baltics, Poland, Byelorussia or Ukraine around 1895-1900.

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It's Белоруссия (Byelorussia) in Russian, although Belarusians are not terribly fond of the name.

6

The leaders of the three Slavic republics, Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus (formerly Byelorussia), agreed to discuss possible alternatives to the union.

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Same goes for Polish-Byelorussia border - large forrests, rolling hills...

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Byelorussia is simmering, and there may be a revolution there?.

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On another side, it's not even mentioned that in the middle of the war action in Ukraine, nobody seems to have noticed Putin just annexed another country, Byelorussia.

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I know you're arguing in bad faith but Germany is closer to a democracy than """Byelorussia""" and NK.

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Belarus/Belorussia/Byelorussia - I wasn't aware there was a difference.

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Negotiations had reached an impasse, when a diplomatic compromise emerged - two of the Union Republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia) would become UN members, along with the Soviet Union as a whole; the others wouldn’t.

Quote examples

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I know you're arguing in bad faith but Germany is closer to a democracy than """Byelorussia""" and NK.

2

___ [§]: Not "White Russia" as in Byelorussia / Belarus; "White" as opposed to "Red".

Proper noun examples

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It's Белоруссия (Byelorussia) in Russian, although Belarusians are not terribly fond of the name.

2

The leaders of the three Slavic republics, Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus (formerly Byelorussia), agreed to discuss possible alternatives to the union.

3

Same goes for Polish-Byelorussia border - large forrests, rolling hills...

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use byelorussia in a sentence?

That makes Belorussia or Byelorussia (notice Russia, not Rus, which is completely different country, despite Russia trying to claim the name).

What does byelorussia mean?

(historical) Belarus

What part of speech is byelorussia?

byelorussia is commonly used as noun.