Belarus

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Belarus

/ˈbɛləɹuːs/ UK
/ˌbɛləˈɹuːs/ UK
/ˈbɛləɹʉws/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˌbɛləˈɹʉws/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˌbɛləˈɹus/ US
/ˈbɛlɑ.ɹus/ US
/ˈbeləɹʉsː/ Australia, New Zealand
/ˌbeləˈɹʉːs/ Australia, New Zealand
/ˈbɛləɾʉs/ Scotland
/ˌbɛləˈɾʉs/ Scotland
/ˈbɛləɻʉs/ Northern Ireland
/ˌbɛləˈɻʉs/ Northern Ireland
/ˈbɛləɾuːs/ Wales
/ˌbɛləˈɾuːs/ Wales

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Belarusian Белару́сь (Bjelarúsʹ), from historical Бе́лая Русь (Bjélaja Rusʹ, “White Ruthenia or White Rus”).

proper noun Biełaruś · Bielarus · Bielarus' · Belarus'

A country in Eastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Belarus. Capital and largest city: Minsk. At a signing ceremony in the Kazakh capital, Astana, on May 29, the presidents of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan ratified the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) into existence. An EEU modeled on the European Union was first mooted back in 1994 by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, but took off only
Similar: Belorussia, Bielorussia, Byelorussia, White Russia

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: white russia, byelorussia, belorussia, byelarus, ukraine, armenia, russia, belarusian, bai, ecuador, minsk, byelorussian, belorussian, belarussian, country, blr

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Every language

name country

Español	Bielorrusia, Belarús, Rusia Blanca
한국어	벨라루스 Bellaruseu, 백러시아 Baengneosia, 벨로루시 Bellorusi
日本語	ベラルーシ Berarūshi, ベロルシア Berorushia
中文	白俄羅斯 /白俄罗斯 Bái'éluósī, 白俄國 /白俄国 Bái'éguó, 白羅斯 /白罗斯 Báiluósī
हिन्दी	बेलारूस belārūs
Kiswahili	Belarusi
Português	Bielorrússia, Belarus
Français	Biélorussie, Bélarus, Russie blanche
Deutsch	Weißrussland, Belarus, Weißruthenien
Italiano	Bielorussia, Belarus, Russia Bianca
Ελληνικά	Λευκορωσία Lefkorosía
Română	Belarus, Rutenia Albă, Bielorusia
Русский	Белару́сь Belarúsʹ, Белору́ссия Belorússija, Бе́лая Русь Bélaja Rusʹ
Tiếng Việt	Bê-la-rút, Bạch Nga
العربية	بِيلَارُوسِيَا bīlārūsiyā, رُوسْيَا الْبَيْضَاء rūsyā l-bayḍāʔ, بِيلَارُوس bīlārūs
עברית	בֵּלָארוּס, בֵּלָרוּס belarús, רוּסְיָה הַלְּבָנָה rúsya hal'vaná

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"Belarus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/belarus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"Belarus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/belarus.

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@misc{belarus_2026,
  title = {Belarus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/belarus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}