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Pronunciation

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• /ˈbɛlɑ.ɹus/ (US)
• /ˌbɛləˈɻʉs/ (Northern-Ireland)
• /ˈbɛləɾʉs/ (Scotland)
• /ˌbɛləˈɾuːs/ (Wales)
• /ˈbɛləɹuːs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌbɛləˈɹʉws/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• /ˌbɛləˈɹus/ (US)
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• /ˈbɛləɻʉs/ (Northern-Ireland)
• /ˌbeləˈɹʉːs/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
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• /ˈbeləɹʉsː/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /ˈbɛləɾuːs/ (Wales)
• /ˌbɛləˈɾʉs/ (Scotland)
• /ˌbɛləˈɹuːs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈbɛləɹʉws/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• (US) audio

Etymology

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”).

Meanings

1. A country in Eastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Belarus. Capital and largest city: Minsk.
   • In addition to the violence, "pushbacks" towards Belarus are increasing. 2024 July 24, Marlène Panara, “Poland allows police to open fire on migrants at the Belarusian border”, in InfoMigrants:
   • At a signing ceremony in the Kazakh capital, Astana, on May 29, the presidents of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan ratified the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) into existence. An EEU modeled on the European Union was first mooted back in 1994 by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, but took off only after his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, seized upon its potential as a Moscow-centered, Asia-oriented alternative to the EU. […] Belarus was always going to be the most willing partner in Russia’s attempts at self-aggrandizement. 2014 July 1, Frank Jacobs, “Welcome to Stanistan”, in Foreign Policy, archived from the original on 03 Aug 2023:

Forms

Deriveds

Belaruso- · Belarusization · Belarusan · Belarusian · Belarusophone

Synonyms

Byelorussia · Belorussia · Bielorussia · White Russia

Translations (231)

orv Бѣла Рꙋсь (country) · zh 白俄國 /白俄国 (country) · ca Bielorússia (country) · mr बेलारूस (country) · nl Belaroes (country) · ta பெலாரஸ் (country) · vi Bê-la-rút (country) · th เบลารุส (country) · id Belarus (country) · az Belorusiya (country) · ltg Boltkrīveja (country) · kam Belarusi (country) · ur سَفید رُوس (country) · sq Bjellorusi (country) · tl Belarus (country) · ko 벨라루스 (country) · szl Bjołoruś (country) · ace Bèlarusia (country) · yi ווײַסרוסלאַנד (country) · nl Belarus (country) · az Belarus (country) · su Bélarusia (country) · br Belarus (country) · kn ಬೆಲಾರುಸ್ (country) · tg Беларус (country) · ps بېلاروس (country) · li Wit-Rusland (country) · zh 白俄羅斯 /白俄罗斯 (country) · ta பெலருஸ் (country) · sco Belaroushie (country) · af Belarus (country) · orv Бѣла Русь (country) · ug بېلورۇسسىيە (country) · sg Belarüsi (country) · mk Беларус (country) · cs Bělarus (country) · de Weißrussland (country) · ady Белоруссие (country) · es Bielorrusia (country) · mt Belarus (country) · tk Belarus (country) · rue Білору́сія (country) · ro Belarus (country) · am ቤላሩስ (country) · tet Bielorúsia (country) · ms Belarus (country) · eo Belorusujo (country) · yue 白俄羅斯 /白俄罗斯 (country) · ka ბელორუსია (country) · is Belarús (country) · ia Bielorussia (country) · pa ਬੇਲਾਰੂਸ (country) · sgs Baltarosėjė (country) · nn Belarus (country) · eu Bielorrusia (country) · hu Belarusz (country) · vep Vaugedvenäma (country) · si බෙලාරූස් (country) · ce Кӏайгӏаскхийн (country) · hi बेलारूस (country) · pa بیلارُوس (country) · io Bielorusia (country) · ru Бе́лая Русь (country) · sah Беларусь (country) · ro Bielorusia (country) · zh 白羅斯 /白罗斯 (country) · nrf Bêlarus (country) · da Belarus (country) · ps بېلوروسيه (country) · ar بِيلَارُوس (country) · gu બેલારુસ (country) · fa بِلاروس (country) · sv Belarus (country) · ko 백로씨야 (country) · tg Белоруссия (country) · fi Valko-Venäjä (country) · tt Беларус (country) · uk Бєлару́сь (country) · te బెలారస్ (country) · mi Perarūhi (country) · ca Bielarús (country) · cy Rwsia Wen (country) · yi בעלאָרוסיע (country) · kmr Belarûs (country) · jv Bélarus (country) · pt Bielorrússia (country) · os Белорусси (country) · ru Белару́сь (country) · de Wiissrussland (country) · fa بِلوروسِیِه (country) · de Belarus (country) · ce Белорусси (country) · de Belorussland (country) · uk Бі́ла Русь (country) · he בֵּלָארוּס (country) · lv Baltkrievija (country) · sa बेलारूस (country) · ki Belarus (country) · kk Белоруссия (country) · be Бе́лая Русь (country) · cv Беларуҫ (country) · tr Beyaz Rusya (country) · hu Fehéroroszország (country) · es Rusia Blanca (country) · gl Bielorrusia (country) · su Bélarus (country) · ka ბელარუსი (country) · fr Biélorussie (country) · fr Bélarus (country) · ru Белору́ссия (country) · km បេឡារុស (country) · lt Baltarusija (country) · he רוּסְיָה הַלְּבָנָה (country) · aii ܒܹܠܲܪܘܼܣܝܼܵܐ (country) · jv Bélarusia (country) · be Biełaruś (łacinka) (country) · hy Բելառուս (country) · tk Belorussiýa (country) · hsb Běłoruska (country) · mn Беларусь (country) · af Wit-Rusland (country) · ko 벨로루시 (country) · uk Білору́сь (country) · an Belarrusia (country) · sv Vitryssland (country) · mn Белорус (country) · oc Bielorussia (country) · myv Беларусь (country) · ur بیلارُوس (country) · sjd Вӣллькесьрӯшше̄ммьне (country) · nds Wittrussland (country) · ja ベロルシア (country) · sh Бјелору̀сија (country) · gur Dusgo-peelga (country) · he בֵּלָרוּס (country) · mk Белорусија (country) · luy Belarusi (country) · ky Белоруссия (country) · kk Беларусь (country) · my ဘီလာရုဇ် (country) · cu Бѣла Роусь (country) · es Belarús (country) · tr Belarus (country) · vi Bạch Nga (country) · bn বেলারুশ (country) · nb Kviterussland (country) · uz Belorussiya (country) · de Weißruthenien (country) · ga an Bhealarúis (country) · dsb Běłoruska (country) · scn Bilurussia (country) · dz བེ་ལ་རུ་སུ། (country) · sk Bielorusko (country) · uk Білору́сія (country) · ast Bielorrusia (country) · tt Беларусия (country) · vro Valgõvinne (country) · fr Russie blanche (country) · zh 白俄羅斯 /白俄罗斯 (country) · ky Беларусь (country) · lt Gudija (country) · nb Hviterussland (country) · et Valgevene (country) · ar رُوسْيَا الْبَيْضَاء (country) · ro Rutenia Albă (country) · gd Bealaruis (country) · ga Poblacht na Bealarúise (country) · mn Беларус (country) · cs Bělorusko (country) · dv ބެލަރޫސް (country) · lo ເບລາລຸດ (country) · sh Белору̀сија (country) · sh Bjelorùsija (country) · ba Беларусь (country) · ne बेलारुस (country) · da Hviderusland (country) · tl Biyelorusya (country) · it Russia Bianca (country) · be Белару́сь (country) · hy Բելոռուսիա (country) · la Albarussia (country) · ko 벨라루씨 (country) · pl Białoruś (country) · csb Biôłorusjô (country) · ar بِيلَارُوسِيَا (country) · bo བྷེ་ལ་རུས (country) · hu Belarusz Köztársaság (country) · it Bielorussia (country) · is Hvíta-Rússland (country) · pt Belarus (country) · ko 백러시아 (country) · rsk Билорусия (country) · cy Belarws (country) · sq Bjellorusia (country) · la Belorussia (country) · tg Русияи Сафед (country) · ti ቤላሩስ (country) · la Ruthenia Alba (country) · fo Hvítarussland (country) · vo Vieta⸗Rusän (country) · uz Belarus (country) · lo ເບລາຣຸດຊີ (country) · it Belarus (country) · nn Kviterussland (country) · eo Belorusio (country) · nb Belarus (country) · yi בעלאַרוס (country) · kln Belarus (country) · id Belarusia (country) · or ବେଲାଋଷ (country) · bg Белору́сия (country) · fa روسِیِهٔ سِفید (country) · mer Belarus (country) · yo Bélárúsì (country) · sh Belorùsija (country) · lo ເບນລາຮັສ (country) · la Russia Alba (country) · ml ബെലാറുസ് (country) · kmr Belarûsiya (country) · sw Belarusi (country) · chr ᏇᎳᎷᏏ (country) · nl Wit-Rusland (country) · rue Белару́сь (country) · si බෙලාරස් (country) · mt Belarussja (country) · ja ベラルーシ (country) · ha Belarus (country) · rom Belarus (country) · bg Белару́с (country) · sl Belorúsija (country) · el Λευκορωσία (country)

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