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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northern Belarus on the Western Dvina River northwest of Vitsyebsk. It was the capital of a principality of the same name from the 10th to the 13th century, when it passed to Lithuania. It was transferred to Russia in 1772.
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According to her, another delegate from Polatsk can't visit the congress due to problems at work.
Хартия'97 :: Новости из Беларуси - Белорусские новости - Республика Беларусь - Минск 2009
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Reports were drawn up against Polatsk youth activists for they unfurled a national white-red-white flag and an orange flag of the initiative "Young Belarus" in the city center.
Хартия'97 :: Новости из Беларуси - Белорусские новости - Республика Беларусь - Минск 2008
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Until the 20th century, the Belarusians lacked the opportunity to create a distinctive national identity, since the lands of modern-day Belarus belonged to several countries, including the [[Duchy of Polatsk]], [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]], [[the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]], and the [[Russian Empire]].
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Until the 20th century, the Belarusians lacked the opportunity to create a distinctive national identity, since the lands of modern-day Belarus belonged to several countries, including the [[Duchy of Polatsk]], [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]], [[the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]], and the [[Russian Empire]].
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Until the 20th century, the Belarusians lacked the opportunity to create a distinctive national identity, since the lands of modern-day Belarus belonged to several countries, including the [[Duchy of Polatsk]], [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]], [[the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]], and the [[Russian Empire]].
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Until the 20th century, the Belarusians lacked the opportunity to create a distinctive national identity, since the lands of modern-day Belarus belonged to several countries, including the [[Duchy of Polatsk]], [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]], [[the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]], and the [[Russian Empire]].
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Until the 20th century, the Belarusians lacked the opportunity to create a distinctive national identity, since the lands of modern-day Belarus belonged to several countries, including the [[Duchy of Polatsk]], [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]], [[the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]], and the [[Russian Empire]].
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Until the 20th century, the Belarusians lacked the opportunity to create a distinctive national identity, since the lands of modern-day Belarus belonged to several countries, including the [[Duchy of Polatsk]], [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]], [[the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]], and the [[Russian Empire]].
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Until the 20th century, the Belarusians lacked the opportunity to create a distinctive national identity, since the lands of modern-day Belarus belonged to several countries, including the [[Duchy of Polatsk]], [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]], [[the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]], and the [[Russian Empire]].
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Until the 20th century, the Belarusians lacked the opportunity to create a distinctive national identity, since the lands of modern-day Belarus belonged to several countries, including the [[Duchy of Polatsk]], [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]], [[the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]], and the [[Russian Empire]].
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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