Vitryssland

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Etymology

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From vit (“white”) +‎ Ryssland (“Russia”), a calque of Belarusian Белару́сь (Bjelarúsʹ). Cognate with Danish Hviderusland, Faroese Hvítarussland, Norwegian Bokmål Hviterussland, Norwegian Nynorsk Kviterussland, Icelandic Hvíta-Rússland, German Weißrussland, Dutch Wit-Rusland, Afrikaans Wit-Rusland, English White Russia, Limburgish Wit-Rusland, Alemannic German Wiissrussland, among others.

Proper noun

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Vitryssland n (genitive Vitrysslands)

  1. Belarus (a country in Eastern Europe)

Synonyms

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References

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