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BYELORUSSIAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Byelorussian mean?
• BYELORUSSIAN (noun)
The noun BYELORUSSIAN has 2 senses:
1. a native or inhabitant of Byelorussia
2. the Slavic language spoken in Belarus
Familiarity information: BYELORUSSIAN used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of Byelorussia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Belorussian; Byelorussian; White Russian
Hypernyms ("Byelorussian" is a kind of...):
European (a native or inhabitant of Europe)
Holonyms ("Byelorussian" is a member of...):
Belarus; Belorussia; Byelarus; Byelorussia; Republic of Belarus; White Russia (a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The Slavic language spoken in Belarus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Belarusian; Byelorussian; White Russian
Hypernyms ("Byelorussian" is a kind of...):
Slavic; Slavic language; Slavonic; Slavonic language (a branch of the Indo-European family of languages)
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