Белоруссия

• Бѣлору́ссія (Bělorússija) – Pre-reform orthography (1918)

From historical Бе́лая Русь (Bélaja Rusʹ, “White Ruthenia or White Rus”), from Old East Slavic Бѣла Русь (Běla Rusĭ, “White Ruthenia or White Rus”). Cognate with Belarusian Белару́сь (Bjelarúsʹ), later borrowed into Russian Белару́сь (Bjelarúsʹ) as an alternative name, now official. Compare with Ukrainian Білору́сія (Bilorúsija) and Білору́сь (Bilorúsʹ).

• IPA^(key): [bʲɪɫɐˈrusʲɪjə]

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Белору́ссия • (Belorússija) f inan (genitive Белору́ссии, nominative plural Белору́ссии, genitive plural Белору́ссий, related adjective белору́сский)

1. (preferred in Russia) Belarus, a country in Eastern Europe

   в Белору́ссии ― v Belorússii ― in Belarus

   в Белору́ссию ― v Belorússiju ― to Belarus

   из Белору́ссии ― iz Belorússii ― from Belarus

   Synonyms: (official and preferred in Belarus) Белару́сь (Belarúsʹ), (historical or poetic) Бе́лая Русь (Bélaja Rusʹ)

• The term Белару́сь (Belarúsʹ) is the official and preferred term in Belarus; Белору́ссия (Belorússija) is more common in Russia.

• белору́с (belorús), белору́ска (belorúska)
• белору́сский (belorússkij)
• Минск (Minsk), Менск (Mensk)

• → Bulgarian: Белору́сия (Belorúsija)
• → English: Byelorussia
• → French: Biélorussie
• → Italian: Bielorussia
• → Greek: Λευκορωσία (Lefkorosía) (calque)
• → Portuguese: Bielorrússia
• → Spanish: Bielorrusia
• → Uyghur: بېلورۇسسىيە‎ (bëlorussiye)