Byelorussian

or Be·lo·rus·sian

[ byel-oh-ruhsh-uhn, bel-oh- ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Belarus, its people, or their language.

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Belarus.
2. an East Slavic language, spoken by the inhabitants of Belarus and written in the Cyrillic alphabet. Compare Slavic ( def 1 ).

Byelorussian

adjective

1. a variant spelling of Belarussian

Word History and Origins

Origin of Byelorussian¹

Byelorussi(a) + -an

Example Sentences

Among the companies targeted was the state-owned Belavia Belarusian Airlines and Byelorussian Steel Works Management Company, which produces steel products and was previously sanctioned by the European Union as well.

From Reuters

A number, including some in Swahili, Kazakh and Byelorussian, suggest scientists are divided over its causes.

From BBC

The closing passage, like much of what we see, is ripped from the ravages of history; at the end the film tells us that the Nazis burned 628 Byelorussian villages.

From Los Angeles Times

The next step was to inform the world, and the Byelorussian leader drew the short straw.

From BBC

And of course there are campaign buttons, including a trove from 1972 that were intended to appeal to ethnic voters: “Byelorussians for Nixon,” “Bulgarians for Nixon,” “Slovacks for Nixon” and “Syrians for Nixon.”

From New York Times