Belarus

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Meaning

Proper Noun

country Europe (continent) (Belarusian: Рэспу́бліка Белару́сь).

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Origin

From Proto-Slavic *bělъ ("white") + -a- (connecting morpheme) + Old East Slavic Русь ("Ruthenia"); The stem bel- is cognate with Balt- (Baltic), from Lithuanian baltas. Compare Belarusian Белару́сь, Russian Белару́сь, Белору́ссия.

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