BELARUSIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Belarusian mean? 

• BELARUSIAN (noun)
  The noun BELARUSIAN has 1 sense:

1. the Slavic language spoken in Belarus

  Familiarity information: BELARUSIAN used as a noun is very rare.

• BELARUSIAN (adjective)
  The adjective BELARUSIAN has 1 sense:

1. of or pertaining to Belarus or to the people or culture of Belarus

  Familiarity information: BELARUSIAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BELARUSIAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The Slavic language spoken in Belarus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

Belarusian; Byelorussian; White Russian

Hypernyms ("Belarusian" is a kind of...):

Slavic; Slavic language; Slavonic; Slavonic language (a branch of the Indo-European family of languages)

Derivation:

Belarusian (of or pertaining to Belarus or to the people or culture of Belarus)

• BELARUSIAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or pertaining to Belarus or to the people or culture of Belarus

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Belarus (a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet)

Derivation:

Belarus (a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet)

Belarusian (the Slavic language spoken in Belarus)