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Definition of Homel
1. Noun. Industrial city of Belarus to the southeast of Minsk.
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: Belarus, Belorussia, Byelarus, Byelorussia, Republic Of Belarus, White Russia
Definition of Homel
1. Proper noun. Alternative name of Gomel. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Homel
Literary usage of Homel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, from the Earliest Times Until the by Simon Dubnow (1920)
"According to this version, the Jews of Homel, wishing to avenge the Kishinev
massacre, had taken up arms and attacked the Christian population on August 29, ..."
2. The Annual Register (1823)
"School of Industry at Homel in Russia.—The establishment of this institution,
for the ignorant and destitute children of the peasantry at Homel, ..."
3. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke, Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress), John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) (1823)
"The establishment of this institution, for the ignorant and destitute children
of the peasantry at Homel, in the government of ..."
4. The Annual Register edited by Edmund Burke (1823)
"... introduction of the British system of education into Russia, Mr. Heard, an
intelligent schoolmaster, was sent out from England; but arriving at Homel,* ..."
5. Death-bed Scenes: Or, Dying with and Without Religion, Designed to by Davis Wasgatt Clark (1852)
"MONSIEUR Homel. M. Homel was the pastor of a Protestant Church in France, and
suffered martyrdom at Tournon, in 0ctober, 1683. ..."
6. Drinking and Driving: Research Findings (1990)
"Ross J. Homel, PH.D. On December 17, 1982, New South Wales, Australia, introduced
random breath testing (RBT). To say that the new law was introduced with a ..."
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