Wit-Rusland
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Afrikaans
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Dutch Wit-Rusland, equivalent to native wit + Rusland.
Proper noun
[edit]Wit-Rusland
- Belarus (a country in Eastern Europe; capital: Minsk)
- Synonym: Belarus
Usage notes
[edit]The term Wit-Rusland has mostly been displaced by the term Belarus, especially among younger Afrikaans speakers, and is sometimes considered dated.
Related terms
[edit]Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From wit (“white”) + Rusland (“Russia”), a calque of Russian Белору́ссия (Belorússija). Cognate with German Weißrussland, English White Russia, Faroese Hvítarussland, Swedish Vitryssland among others.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Wit-Rusland n
- Belarus (a country in Eastern Europe)
Usage notes
[edit]- Following the 2020 Belarusian protests, there has been a shift in the mainstream media and official websites towards the use of the name Belarus.
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Afrikaans: Wit-Rusland
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