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New American Oxford Dictionary

Belarus

Be la rus |ˌbeləˈro͞os, ˌbā -ˌbɛləˈrus | a country in eastern Europe; pop. 9,648,500 (est. 2009 ); capital, Minsk; official language, Belorussian. Formerly called Belorussia, White Russia. Belarus became a republic of the former Soviet Union in 1921. It gained independence as a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States in 1991 but in 1996 signed a treaty with Russia that established a Community of Sovereign Republics. In 1999, Belarus signed another agreement with Russia for closer political and economic integration. DERIVATIVES Be la ru si an noun & adjective

 

Oxford Dictionary

Belarus

Belarus |ˌbɛləˈruːs | a country in eastern Europe; pop. 9,648,500 (est. 2009 ); official language, Belorussian; capital, Minsk. Formerly called Belorussia, White Russia. Successively part of the grand duchy of Lithuania, Poland, and the Russian empire, the country became a republic of the Soviet Union in 1921. Belarus gained independence as a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States in 1991 but in 1996 signed a treaty with Russia that established a Community of Sovereign Republics. DERIVATIVES Belarusian noun & adjective

 

Duden Dictionary

Belarus

Be la rus Eigenname |B e larus auch ˈbeːla …, ˈb (i̯ )ɛla …|Belarus' im amtlichen zwischenstaatlichen Schriftverkehr übliche Bezeichnung für: Weißrussland

 

Belarusse

Be la rus se Substantiv, maskulin , der |B e larusse |

 

Belarussin

Be la rus sin Substantiv, feminin , die |B e larussin |

 

belarussisch

be la rus sisch Adjektiv |b e larussisch |

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Belarus

Bel a rus /bèlərúːs /名詞 ベラルーシ 〘ウクライナの北にある共和国でCIS構成国の1つ; 首都Minsk 〙.