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Meaning of "White Russia" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WHITE RUSSIA

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHITE RUSSIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
White Russia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WHITE RUSSIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

White Russia

White Russia, alternatively known as White Rus' or White Ruthenia, is an archaism for the eastern part of present-day Belarus, including the cities of Polotsk, Vitebsk, and Mogilev. Situated in the historical region of Ruthenia or Rus', the name was a literal translation of Belaya Rus', meaning "White Rus'".

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHITE RUSSIA

White Russian
white sale
white sandalwood
white sapphire
white sauce
White Sea

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHITE RUSSIA

aglossia
Belorussia
Bielorussia
Byelorussia
Calissia
cassia
Circassia
diglossia
East Prussia
idioglossia
Karachai-Cherkessia
Khakassia
Little Russia
ossia
Prussia
quassia
Russia
Soviet Russia
West Prussia
xenoglossia

Synonyms and antonyms of White Russia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «White Russia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHITE RUSSIA

Find out the translation of White Russia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of White Russia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «White Russia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

白俄罗斯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Rusia Blanca
570 millions of speakers

English

White Russia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

व्हाइट रूस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

روسيا البيضاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Белый Россия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Rússia Branca
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হোয়াইট রাশিয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Russie Blanche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Putih Rusia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Weißrussland
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ベラルーシ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

화이트 러시아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Putih Rusia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trắng Nga
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெள்ளை ரஷ்யா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्हाईट रशिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Beyaz Rusya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Russia Bianca
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

biała Rosja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

білий Росія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

alb Rusia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Λευκή Ρωσίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wit Rusland
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Vitryssland
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hvit Russland
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of White Russia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHITE RUSSIA»

The term «White Russia» is regularly used and occupies the 74.464 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHITE RUSSIA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about White Russia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHITE RUSSIA»

Discover the use of White Russia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to White Russia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Soviet Blitzkrieg: The Battle for White Russia, 1944
Drawing on recently declassified Soviet Orders of Battle and the monumental files he has accumulated writing previously about the Red Army, Dunn offers a detailed account of what was perhaps the largest battle of all time and certainly one ...
Walter Scott Dunn, 2000
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Belarus
Bielorussia, Byelorussia, Belorussia (White Russia), and Belarus are a few of the ways to write it in English. The literal translation, "White Russia," comes from the ancient term Belaya Rus. This term was first used in the 16th century by an ...
Patricia Levy, Michael Spilling, 2009
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Hitler's Commander: Field Marshal Walther Model : Hitler's ...
Gerd Niepold, Battle for White Russia: The Destruction of Army Group Centre June 1944 (London: Brassey's, 1988), pp. 139-140; Peter von der Groeben, Collapse of Army Group Center and Its Combat Activity Until Stabilization of the Front (22 ...
Steven H. Newton, 2006
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History of Russia: From the Foundation of the Monarchy by ...
The frontiers of this district extended northwards to the White- sea ; eastwards to the river Dvina, and to the entrance of the Petschora into the uralian mountains ; southwards it bordered on White Russia as far as the Volga and the mouth of the  ...
William Tooke, 1800
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Encephalitis Lethargica: During and After the Epidemic
Chasanow's Description ofEncephalitis Lethargica in White Russia In 1930, M. Chasanow wrote Beobachtungen über die epidemische Encephalitis in Weissrussland (Some Numbers and Observations About Epidemic Encephalitis in White ...
Joel Vilensky, PhD, 2010
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The Changing Face of Antisemitism: From Ancient Times to the ...
The situation in Russia was different in as much as prior to the divisions of Poland, the Jews were permitted to visit on business for short times certain places such as Riga and White Russia. The attitude of the czars and the ruling class toward ...
Walter Laqueur, 2006
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Mothers and Soldiers: Gender, Citizenship, and Civil Society ...
VT: Ashgate Publishing, 2001 ); Weigle, Russia's Liberal Project; Stephen White. Russia's New Politics: The Management of a Postcommunist Society (Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2000); Christopher Williams, Vladimir Chuprov, ...
Amy B. Caiazza, 2002
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Russia After Communism
For VTsIOM time,series data see Stephen White, Russia's New Politics ( Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000). p.270. 15. Cited in ibid. 16. Miller, White and Hey wood. Values and Political Change, p. 164. 1 7. This was consistent ...
Rick Fawn, Stephen White, 2002
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Hitler's war in the East, 1941-1945
While the Action Group firing squads went about their "work," a number of Jewish ghettos were created in the Baltic countries and, most important, in the bigger cities of White Russia, Volynia (Western Ukraine), and Ukraine, in the area under  ...
Rolf-Dieter Müller
10
Travels Through Russia, Siberia, Poland, Austria, Saxony, ...
WHITE RUSSIA. 223 senses had not left him, notwithstanding he had felt so cold and torpid as to be incapable of speech or motion, until the blows had restored him. This led to the detection of the diabolical plan against his master's life and ...
James Holman, 1834

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHITE RUSSIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term White Russia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Is Putin 'Rebuilding Russia' According To Solzhenitsyn's Design?
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) gave Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn a state ... And all this, he writes, "applies completely to White Russia [Belarus] as well.". «RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, Sep 14»
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Shaun White Russia Calling Full Movie
Check out Shaun's first ever Triple Cork in the halfpipe attempt which puts him in hospital, and his struggles to get over the fear and try it again. This is Shaun's ... «Transworld Snowboarding, Jan 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. White Russia [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/white-russia>. Apr 2024 ».
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