Minsk

[ minsk; Russian myeensk ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Belarus, in the central part, on a tributary of the Berezina.

Minsk

/ mɪnsk /

noun

1. the capital of Belarus: an industrial city and educational and cultural centre, with a university (1921). Pop: 1 709 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

The scale of the protests were unprecedented for Belarus with more than 100,000 packing into central Minsk, the capital, for four consecutive Sundays after the election.

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Pushing for more, and more prominent prisoner releases might be one avenue to pursue, in any attempt to "decouple" Minsk from Moscow.

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That means all future travel is restricted, to avoid detention in countries that maintain ties to Minsk or Moscow.

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Foreign Ministries in Berlin and Minsk confirmed they were in talks.

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The group, based in the Belarusian capital Minsk, said that Mr Krieger, who was working as a medic for the German Red Cross, had been in custody since November 2023.

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