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White Russia

White Russia proper noun: a historical East Slavic region.

Proper noun

White Russia

  1. A historical East Slavic region.
  2. (archaic) An archaic literal translation for Belarus, a country in Eastern Europe.
  3. (historical) The areas controlled by the White Army, as opposed to Soviet ("Red") Russia, one of the sides in the Russian Civil War.

Synonyms of White Russia

Origin of White Russia

Calque of Russian Бе́лая Русь (Bélaja Rusʹ). Compare German Weißrussland, German Low German Wittrussland, Dutch Wit-Rusland, Afrikaans Wit-Rusland, Danish Hviderusland, Faroese Hvítarussland, Swedish Vitryssland, Norwegian Bokmål Hviterussland, Norwegian Nynorsk Kviterussland, Icelandic Hvíta-Rússland, Limburgish Wit-Rusland, Alemannic German Wiissrussland, among others.

Words formed from White Russia

Questions about White Russia

What does White Russia mean?
White Russia means a historical East Slavic region.
What part of speech is White Russia?
White Russia is a proper noun.

Words near White Russia in the dictionary

  1. white roe
  2. white room
  3. white rooms
  4. white rot
  5. White Rus
  6. White Russia
  7. white russian
  8. white russians
  9. white rust
  10. White Ruthenia
  11. white sage

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