Belarus

belarús Bélarus Belarús Bêlarus Belarus' English thumb|240px|Flag of Belarus thumb|Belarus|upright=1.2|Belarus on the map of Europe Alternative forms en Biełaruś Bielarus Bielarus' Belarus' rare Etymology en :bor be:Белару́сь 1 en be Белару́сь, from historical be Бе́лая Русь White Ruthenia or White Rus. Pronunciation en /ˈbɛləɹuːs/ /ˌbɛləˈɹuːs/ RP en /ˈbɛləɹʉws/ /ˌbɛləˈɹʉws/ SSB en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Belarus.wav SSB!SSB /ˌbɛləˈɹʉws/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Belarus.wav SSB!SSB /ˌbɛləˈɹʉws/ en /ˌbɛləˈɹus/ /ˈbɛlɑ.ɹus/ US en En-us-Belarus.ogg US en En-us-Belarus-2.ogg US en /ˈbeləɹʉsː/ /ˌbeləˈɹʉːs/ AU,NZ en /ˈbɛləɾʉs/ /ˌbɛləˈɾʉs/ Scotland en /ˈbɛləɻʉs/ /ˌbɛləˈɻʉs/ Northern Ireland en /ˈbɛləɾuːs/ /ˌbɛləˈɾuːs/ Wales Proper noun en Q184en country r/Eastern Europe Republic of Belarus Minsk. en Frank Jacobs Welcome to Stanistan w:Foreign Policy https://foreignpolicy.com/2014/07/01/welcome-to-stanistan/ 2014-07-01 At a signing ceremony in the Kazakh capital, Astana, on May 29, the presidents of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan ratified the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) into existence. An EEU modeled on the European Union was first mooted back in 1994 by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, but took off only after his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, seized upon its potential as a Moscow-centered, Asia-oriented alternative to the EU. Belarus was always going to be the most willing partner in Russia’s attempts at self-aggrandizement. https://web.archive.org/web/20251021010603/https://foreignpolicy.com/2014/07/01/welcome-to-stanistan/ 21 October 2025 en Marlène Panara Poland allows police to open fire on migrants at the Belarusian border w:InfoMigrants https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/58618/poland-allows-police-to-open-fire-on-migrants-at-the-belarusian-border 2024-07-24 In addition to the violence, "pushbacks" towards Belarus are increasing. https://web.archive.org/web/20260306044654/https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/58618/poland-allows-police-to-open-fire-on-migrants-at-the-belarusian-border 6 March 2026 Synonyms en Belorussia nonstandard or historical en Bielorussia nonstandard or historical en Byelorussia obsolete en White Russia archaic Derived terms en Belarusan Belarusian Belarusization Belaruso- Belarusophone Translations Q184 country Acehnese: ace Bèlarusia Afrikaans: af Belarus, af Wit-Rusland Albanian: sq Bjellorusi f, sq Bjellorusia f definite Amharic: am ቤላሩስ Arabic: ar بِيلَارُوسِيَا f, ar رُوسْيَا الْبَيْضَاء f, ar بِيلَارُوس f Aragonese: an Belarrusia Aramaic: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: aii ܒܹܠܲܪܘܼܣܝܼܵܐ belārusiya f Armenian: hy Բելառուս, hy Բելոռուսիա Asturian: ast Bielorrusia Azerbaijani: az Belarus, az Belorusiya Bashkir: ba Беларусь Basque: eu Bielorrusia Belarusian: be Белару́сь f, be Бе́лая Русь f historical or poetic Latin: be Biełaruś f łacinka Bengali: bn বেলারুশ Breton: br Belarus Bulgarian: bg Белару́с f, bg Белору́сия f Burmese: my ဘီလာရုဇ် Carpathian Rusyn: rue Білору́сія f, rue Белару́сь f Catalan: ca Bielorússia f, ca Bielarús m Chechen: ce Кӏайгӏаскхийн, ce Белорусси Cherokee: chr ᏇᎳᎷᏏ Chinese: Cantonese: yue 白俄羅斯 Hokkien: nan-hbl 白俄羅斯 Pe̍h-gô-lô-su Mandarin: cmn 白俄羅斯, cmn 白俄國, cmn 白羅斯 Chuvash: cv Беларуҫ Circassian: West Circassian: ady Белоруссие Czech: cs Bělorusko n, cs Bělarus f Danish: da Hviderusland, da Belarus official Dhivehi: dv ބެލަރޫސް Dutch: nl Wit-Rusland n, nl Belarus n official, nl Belaroes n Dzongkha: dz བེ་ལ་རུ་སུ། Erzya: myv Беларусь Esperanto: eo Belorusujo, eo Belorusio Estonian: et Valgevene Farefare: gur Dusgo-peelga Faroese: fo Hvítarussland n Finnish: fi Valko-Venäjä French: fr Biélorussie f, fr Bélarus m, fr Russie blanche f dated Galician: gl Bielorrusia Georgian: ka ბელარუსი, ka ბელორუსია German: de Weißrussland n, de Belarus n official, de Belorussland n East Germany, de Weißruthenien n obsolete Alemannic German: gsw Wiissrussland n Greek: el Λευκορωσία f Gujarati: gu બેલારુસ Hausa: ha Belarus Hebrew: he בֵּלָארוּס f belarús, he בֵּלָרוּס f belarús, he רוּסְיָה הַלְּבָנָה f rúsya hal'vaná Hindi: hi बेलारूस m Hungarian: hu Fehéroroszország, hu Belarusz, hu Belarusz Köztársaság official Icelandic: is Hvíta-Rússland n, is Belarús n Ido: io Bielorusia Igbo: ig Indonesian: id Belarus, id Belarusia Interlingua: ia Bielorussia Irish: ga an Bhealarúis f, ga Poblacht na Bealarúise f Italian: it Bielorussia f, it Belarus m, it Russia Bianca f Japanese: ja ベラルーシ Berarūshi, ja ベロルシア Berorushia Javanese: jv Bélarus, jv Bélarusia Kalenjin: kln Belarus Kamba: kam Belarusi Kannada: kn ಬೆಲಾರುಸ್ Kashubian: csb Biôłorusjô f Kazakh: kk Беларусь, kk Белоруссия Khmer: km បេឡារុស Kikuyu: ki Belarus Korean: ko ^벨라루스, ko ^백러시아, ko ^벨로루시, ko ^벨라루씨 North Korea, ko ^백로씨야 North Korea Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: kmr Belarûs, kmr Belarûsiya Kyrgyz: ky Беларусь, ky Белоруссия Ladin: lld Ladino: lad Lao: lo ເບນລາຮັສ, lo ເບລາລຸດ, lo ເບລາຣຸດຊີ Latgalian: ltg Boltkrīveja f Latin: la Ruthenia Alba f, la Belorussia f, la Russia Alba f, la Albarussia f Latvian: lv Baltkrievija f Limburgish: li Wit-Rusland Lithuanian: lt Baltarusija f, lt Gudija f Low German: German Low German: nds-de Wittrussland n Luhya: luy Belarusi Macedonian: mk Белорусија f, mk Беларус f Malay: ms Belarus Malayalam: ml ബെലാറുസ് Maltese: mt Belarus, mt Belarussja Māori: mi Perarūhi Marathi: mr बेलारूस Meru: mer Belarus Mongolian: Cyrillic: mn Беларусь, mn Белорус, mn Беларус Nepali: ne बेलारुस Norman: nrf Bêlarus m Norwegian: Bokmål: nb Hviterussland n, nb Kviterussland n, nb Belarus official Nynorsk: nn Kviterussland n, nn Belarus official Occitan: oc Bielorussia f Odia: or ବେଲାଋଷ Old Church Slavonic: Cyrillic: cu Бѣла Роусь f White Ruthenia Old East Slavic: orv Бѣла Русь f, orv Бѣла Рꙋсь f White Ruthenia Ossetian: os Белорусси Pannonian Rusyn: rsk Билорусия f Pashto: ps بېلاروس belārūs, ps بېلوروسيه f belorusya Persian: Iranian Persian: fa-ira بِلاروس⁩, fa-ira بِلوروسِیِه belorusiye, fa-ira روسِیِهٔ سِفید dated Polish: pl Białoruś f Portuguese: pt Bielorrússia f, pt Belarus f Punjabi: Gurmukhi: pa ਬੇਲਾਰੂਸ m Shahmukhi: pa بیلارُوس m Romani: rom Belarus Romanian: ro Belarus f, ro Rutenia Albă f, ro Bielorusia f Russian: ru Белару́сь f, ru Белору́ссия f, ru Бе́лая Русь f historical or poetic Sami: Kildin Sami: sjd Вӣллькесьрӯшше̄ммьне Samogitian: sgs Baltarosėjė Sango: sg Belarüsi Sanskrit: sa बेलारूस Scots: sco Belaroushie Scottish Gaelic: gd Bealaruis f Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh Белору̀сија f, sh Бјелору̀сија f Latin: sh Belorùsija f, sh Bjelorùsija f Sicilian: scn Bilurussia f Silesian: szl Bjołoruś f Sinhalese: si බෙලාරස්, si බෙලාරූස් Slovak: sk Bielorusko n Slovene: sl Belorúsija f Sorbian: Lower Sorbian: dsb Běłoruska f Upper Sorbian: hsb Běłoruska f Spanish: es Bielorrusia f, es Belarús m, es Rusia Blanca f Sundanese: su Bélarus, su Bélarusia Swahili: sw Belarusi Swedish: sv Vitryssland n, sv Belarus n official Tagalog: tl Belarus, tl Biyelorusya Tajik: tg Беларус, tg Белоруссия, tg Русияи Сафед dated Tamil: ta பெலருஸ், ta பெலாரஸ் Tatar: tt Беларус, tt Беларусия Telugu: te బెలారస్ Tetum: tet Bielorúsia Thai: th เบลารุส Tibetan: bo བྷེ་ལ་རུས Tigrinya: ti ቤላሩስ Turkish: tr Beyaz Rusya, tr Belarus Turkmen: tk Belarus, tk Belorussiýa Ukrainian: uk Білору́сь f, uk Білору́сія f historical or poetic, uk Бі́ла Русь f historical or poetic, uk Бєлару́сь f non-standard Urdu: ur بیلارُوس m, ur سَفید رُوس m Uyghur: ug بېلورۇسسىيە Uzbek: uz Belarus, uz Belorussiya Veps: vep Vaugedvenäma Vietnamese: vi Bê-la-rút, vi Bạch Nga Volapük: vo Vieta⸗Rusän Võro: vro Valgõvinne Votic: vot Welsh: cy Belarws, cy Rwsia Wen Yakut: sah Беларусь Yiddish: yi ווײַסרוסלאַנד n, yi בעלאָרוסיע n, yi בעלאַרוס Yoruba: yo Bélárúsì See also Further reading Anagrams en abelrsu Blauser Laubers Breslau Lesbaru Afrikaans Etymology af be Белару́сь. Proper noun af Belarus Q184 af:Minsk af Wit-Rusland Derived terms af Belarussies Noun Belarusse Belarussie en Belarusian person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent af Wit-Rus Further reading af af Nationalities Azerbaijani Беларус Pronunciation Proper noun az Belarus Q184 Declension a c Derived terms az belaruslu belarusca belarusdilli Further reading az Cornish kw: Flag of Belarus.svg Baner Belarus. Europe-Belarus.svg Belarus yn Europa. Alternative forms kw Belarussi Etymology From kw en Belarus, from kw be Белару́сь. Pronunciation kw /ˌbɛlaˈɹus/ Proper noun kw propn f kw Belarus Q184 Coordinate terms Derived terms kw Belarussek<t:Belarusian language> belarussek<t:Belarusian><pos:a> Belarussian<t:Belarusian><g:m> Belarussianes<t:Belarusian><g:f> Mutation Crimean Tatar crh: بلوروس or بلاروس Belorus or Belarus Беларус or Белорус Belarus Pronunciation crh Be la rus Proper noun crh proper noun crh Belarus Q184 Related terms crh belorus Belarusian References Danish Etymology Borrowed from da be Белару́сь. Proper noun da proper noun da official da Belarus Q184 Usage notes Officially used by the Danish Foreign Ministry to refer to the country of Belarus since March 2021, displacing the older da Hviderusland. Synonyms da Hviderusland Related terms da belaruser da belarusisk See also Dutch Etymology Borrowed from nl be Белару́сь. Pronunciation nl /ˌbeː.laːˈrus/ /ˌbɛː-/ /-ˈrys/ /-ˈrʏs/ nl nl-Belarus.ogg nl Be la rus Proper noun n Belarussisch Belarus Belarussische nl Belarus Q184 nl Wit-Rusland Belaroes rare Wit-Roethenië obsolete Usage notes As designation for the country of Belarus, the term was popularised by the mainstream media and official websites following the 2020 Belarusian protests, partially displacing the older nl Wit-Rusland. Noun m -en + Belarussische Belarusian male or of unspecified gender nl Wit-Rus Usage notes As designation for an inhabitant of Belarus, the term was popularised by the mainstream media and official websites following the 2020 Belarusian protests, partially displacing the older nl Wit-Rus. Noun m -en + a make of tractor, named for en Belarus nl advertisement 17 October 1964 Nieuwsblad van het Noorden Groningen 21 https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010941909:mpeg21:a0008 Wij staan op de Landbouwtentoonstelling te Zuidlaren met Belarus traktoren. Voor de laagst denkbare prijs in Nederland We will be present at the Agricultural Exhibition in Zuidlaren with Belarus tractors. At the lowest price imaginable in the Netherlands See also Further reading nl German Etymology de :bor be:Белару́сь de be Белару́сь. Pronunciation de /ˈbeːlaˌʁʊs/ /ˈbɛlaˌʁʊs/ de De-Belarus.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de De-Belarus6.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de De-Belarus5.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de De-Belarus4.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de De-Belarus3.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de De-Belarus2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Proper noun toponym de officialese de Belarus Q184 de Weißrussland Weißruthenien obsolete Belorußland East Germany Declension n.sg Derived terms de belarusisch de belarussisch See also Further reading de Weißrussland Indonesian id: Alternative forms id Belarusia Etymology id, from id be Белару́сь, historical be Бе́лая Русь White Ruthenia or White Rus, from id orv Бѣла Русь White Ruthenia or White Rus. Pronunciation id /beˈlarʊs/ id rʊs ʊs s 3 id Bé la rus Proper noun id proper noun Bélarus id Belarus Q184 Adjective Bélarus Belarusan, Belarusian See also Further reading Maltese Pronunciation mt /bɛ.laˈruːs/ mt uːs 3 Proper noun proper noun Il-Belarus m mt Belarussja: mt Belarus Q184 Norwegian Bokmål Belarus,no:Belarus thumb|Belarus in Europe. Etymology nb :bor be:Белару́сь 1 nb ine-pro *h₁reh₁- row nb be Белару́сь Bjelarúsʹ, from historical be Бе́лая Русь Bjélaja Rusʹ White Rus, from nb orv Бѣла Русь Běla Rusĭ White Rus. The first element is ultimately from nb sla-pro *bělъ white, from nb ine-pro *bʰel- shiny white, shining. The second is orv Русь Rusĭ Rus, borrowed from nb urj-fin-pro *roocci Swedes, itself borrowed from nb non-oen *rōþs-, possibly from nb gem-pro *rōþruz, ultimately from nb ine-pro *h₁reh₁- row to row. The name therefore literally means “White Rus”, not “White Russia”: orv Русь Rusĭ Rus refers to the medieval Rus' polity and people, not modern nb Russland Russia. The lexical formation is clear, although the historical reason for applying “white” to the region is uncertain. Compare the traditional calques nb Hviterussland and nb Kviterussland. Pronunciation nb /¹be.laˈrʉːs/ [be.laˈɾʉ̂ːs] nb ʉːs 3 nb Be la rus Proper noun nb proper noun Belarus; nb country r/Eastern Europe cont/Europe, with Minsk as its capital. Usage notes The official long-form name is Republikken Belarus (“the Republic of Belarus”). Norwegian authorities adopted nb Belarus in place of nb Hviterussland on 29 May 2022. The change was intended to follow the Belarusian endonym more closely and to emphasize the distinction between Belarus and Russia and between Belarusian and Russian. Synonyms nb Hviterussland traditional name; formerly used by Norwegian authorities, nb Kviterussland less common traditional name Derived terms nb belaruser Belarusian person, nb belarusisk Belarusian Related terms nb hviterusser Belarusian person, nb kviterusser Belarusian person, nb hviterussisk Belarusian, nb kviterussisk Belarusian See also References “Беларусь”, Belarusian dictionaries at Slounik.org. belaruser belarusisk “Belarus”, Store norske leksikon. “Hviterussland blir til Belarus”, Utenriksdepartementet and Statsministerens kontor, 29 May 2022. “Land Norge har diplomatiske forbindelser med”, Utenriksdepartementet. Portuguese Pronunciation Bèlarus Proper noun f pt Bielorrússia: pt Belarus Q184 Romanian ro: Pronunciation ro /be.laˈrus/ ro LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Belarus.wav Proper noun n ro Belarus Q184 Declension sg See also Swedish sv: Etymology Adopted by the Swedsh Ministry for Foreign Affair on 2019-11-25 as a replacement for sv Vitryssland Belarus White Russia, a political request from Belarus to disassociate the country from Russia proper, despite Belarus translating to White Rus(land), or the equivelant of White Ruthenia. Compare other political neologisms: en Türkiye, en Gulf of America, en Lake America. Pronunciation sv /bɛlaˈrɵs/ /bɛlaˈrʉːs/ sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Belarus.wav Proper noun n sv neologism political sv Belarus Q184 Synonyms sv Vitryssland Related terms sv belarusier sv belarusisk sv belarusiska See also Tagalog tl: Etymology tl :bor en:Belarus es:Belarús + 1 Pronunciation Belarús Proper noun Belarús + tl Belarus Q184 tl Biyelorusya Anagrams tl abelrsu resulba Turkish tr: Pronunciation Be'l*arus Proper noun tr Belarus Q184 Declension Turkmen tk: Беларусь Belarus بیلاروس Proper noun tk proper noun tk Belarus Q184 tk Belorussiýa Declension u c yes Uzbek uz: Беларус Belarus بېلەرۇس بېلاروس Etymology uz ru Белару́сь, from uz be Белару́сь. Pronunciation uz /belaˈrus/ uz Be la rus Proper noun uz proper noun uz Belarus Q184 Declension Synonyms uz Belorussiya obsolete or historical