Belarusian
/ˌbɛləˈɹuːsi.ən/
Belarusian adjective: of, from, or pertaining to Belarus, the Belarusian people.
Adjective
Belarusian (not comparable)
- Of, from, or pertaining to Belarus, the Belarusian people.
- Polish MPs have approved a new measure which authorizes agents on the Belarusian border to fire live ammunition at migrants, for "self-defense" or in a "preventive manner."2024 July 24, Marlène Panara, “Poland allows police to open fire on migrants at the Belarusian border”, in InfoMigrants
Noun
Belarusian (countable and uncountable, plural Belarusians)
- The Slavic language spoken in Belarus (formerly called White Ruthenia or White Russia).
- A citizen of Belarus.
Belarusian meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Belarusian in Hindi
- pertaining to Belarus
- बेलारूसी belārūsī
- language
- बेलारूसी belārūsī
Belarusian in Tamil
- language
- பைலோருஸ்சியன் pailōrusciyaṉ
Belarusian in Marathi
- pertaining to Belarus
- बेलारूसी belārūsī, बेलारूसियन belārūsiyan
- language
- बेलारूसी belārūsī
Belarusian in Urdu
- pertaining to Belarus
- بیلاروسی belārūsī
- language
- بیلاروس belarus
More languagesFewer languages
- Belarusian in Bengali
- বেলারুশীয় belaruśiẏo
- Belarusian in Nepali
- बेलारुसियाली belārusiyālī
- Belarusian in Pashto
- سپين روس spin-rū́s
- Belarusian in Tagalog
- taga-Belarus
- Belarusian in Arabic
- بِيلَارُوسِيّ bilarūsiyy, بِيلَارُوسِيَّة bilarūsiyya, لُغَة بِيلَارُوسِيَّة luḡa bilarūsiyya
- Belarusian in Malay
- Belarus, bahasa Belarus, bahasa Belarusian
- Belarusian in Indonesian
- bahasa Belarus, bahasa Belarusia
- Belarusian in Persian
- بلروسی belarusi, براروسی barârusi
- Belarusian in Thai
- เบลารุส bee-laa-rús, ภาษาเบลารุส
- Belarusian in Vietnamese
- Bê-la-rút, Bạch Nga, tiếng Bê-la-rút
- Belarusian in Myanmar
- ဘီလာရုဇ် bhilaruj
Synonyms of Belarusian
- Belarusan
- Belorussian
- Belarussian
- Byelorussian
- Bielorussian
- White Ruthenian
- White Russian
Forms of Belarusian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative literary | Belarusan |
| alternative proscribed (obsolete) | Belorussian |
| alternative proscribed (obsolete) | Belarussian |
| alternative proscribed (obsolete) | Byelorussian |
| alternative proscribed (obsolete) | Bielorussian |
| Noun | |
| plural | Belarusians |
Origin of Belarusian
From Belarus + -ian.
Words formed from Belarusian
Phrases with Belarusian
Words that rhyme with Belarusian
Questions about Belarusian
- What does Belarusian mean?
- Belarusian means of, from, or pertaining to Belarus, the Belarusian people.
- What is Belarusian in Hindi?
- Belarusian in Hindi is बेलारूसी (belārūsī). See Belarusian meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Belarusian?
- Belarusian can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Belarusian?
- Belarusian is pronounced /ˌbɛləˈɹuːsi.ən/.
Words near Belarusian in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Belarusian (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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