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Definition of Belarusian

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to Belarus or to the people or culture of Belarus.

Definition of Belarusian

1. Adjective. Of, from, or pertaining to Belarus, the Belarusian people or the Belarusian language. ¹

2. Proper noun. The Slavic language spoken in Belarus (formerly called White Ruthenia or mistakenly White Russia). ¹

3. Noun. A person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Belarusian

Literary usage of Belarusian

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Long Road to Recovery; Community Responses to Industrial Disaster by James Kenneth Mitchell (1996)
"The Belarusian Charitable Fund for the Children of Chernobyl, ... The Belarusian Committee “Children of Chernobyl,” founded on 21 November 1990 to give aid ..."

2. Human Rights Watch World Report 1998 by Human Rights Watch Staff (1997)
"After pressure from Russia, Belarusian authorities released all the journalists relatively quickly, with the notable exception of Sheremet, who was finally ..."

3. The New Russian Foreign Policy by Michael Mandelbaum (1998)
"two spring 1996 integration agreements—a bilateral Russian-Belarusian agreement and one ... In the military and security sphere, Russian-Belarusian military ..."

4. International Religious Freedom (2000): Report to Congress by the Department edited by Barbara Larkin (2001)
"The Union of Belarusian Jewish Associations and Communities and the World Association of Belarusian Jews, both of which joined in the suit, consider the ..."

5. Osce Meeting on Human Dimension Issues, 1997 edited by Michael R. Hathaway (1999)
"The Belarusian Government has utilized other tactics to strangle the NGO community, including tax audits with the apparent goal of paralyzing NGO activity, ..."

6. Human Rights Watch World Report 2005: The Events of 2004 by Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Watch (Organization (2005)
"The report accuses the current Belarusian Interior Minister, Prosecutor-General and Sports Minister, as well as a high-ranking officer in the special forces ..."

7. Human Rights Watch World Report 1997 by Human Rights Watch (Organization), Human Rights Watch Staff (1996)
"the Belarus government concerning normalization of relations with trade unions and reported on violations of Belarusian trade unions' rights to the ..."

8. Human Rights Watch World Report 2000: The Events of 1999 by Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Watch Staff (1999)
"On January 22, President Lukashenka announced an amnesty for 34000 inmates of Belarusian jails who fall into certain social categories such as pensioners ..."

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