Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a European country east of Poland, formerly a part of the Soviet Union. After the breakup of the Soviet Union the name was changed to
Belarus .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet
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Examples
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Moscow is increasingly moving closer towards the foes of Byelorussia.
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The oligarchs in Moscow realize that their political model has failed and are threatened by the immense progress made by Byelorussia.
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The largest state in Central Europe is the Polish Commonwealth, which includes the historical Second Polish Republic, eastern Germany, and following the Second Polish Soviet War of 1944 - 45, the former Soviet republics of Byelorussia and Ukraine.
DBTL 65: Green Hectares Johnny Pez 2010
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Income inequality in Byelorussia is among the lowest in the world and the government, rather than spending money on bombing other countries, has a large budget for education.
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The largest state in Central Europe is the Polish Commonwealth, which includes the historical Second Polish Republic, eastern Germany, and following the Second Polish Soviet War of 1944 - 45, the former Soviet republics of Byelorussia and Ukraine.
DBTL 56: I Feel Safest Of All Johnny Pez 2010
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The “gate” took its name from a house that once stood on the spot, built by a family of Jewish immigrants from Byelorussia.
Crossing Mandelbaum Gate Kai Bird 2010
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Biographical Information: Celia Dropkin, the acclaimed Yiddish poet and writer, was born in Bobruishk, Byelorussia on December 5, 1887.
Personal Information for Celia Dropkin Jewish Women's Archive 2010
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Biographical Information: Celia Dropkin, the acclaimed Yiddish poet and writer, was born in Bobruishk, Byelorussia on December 5, 1887.
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The “gate” took its name from a house that once stood on the spot, built by a family of Jewish immigrants from Byelorussia.
Crossing Mandelbaum Gate Kai Bird 2010
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The ruling oligarchic clique in Moscow headed by Putin, actually, has been quite hostile to Byelorussia and Lukashenko.
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