Minsk

M3I1N1S1K5
/mɪnsk/

proper noun

The capital city of Belarus.

Less commonScrabble 11

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Miensk

  1. metonymicallyThe Belarusian government.

Origin

  1. BelarusianМінск
  2. RussianМинск
  3. EnglishMinsk

From Russian Минск (Minsk) or Belarusian Мінск (Minsk).

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Translations

Afrikaans Minsk
  • Minskcapital of Belarus
Arabic مِينْسْك
  • مِينْسْك (minsk)capital of Belarus
Bengali মিন্স্ক
  • মিন্স্ক (minsko)capital of Belarus
Bulgarian Минск
  • Минск (Minsk)capital of Belarus
Chinese Cantonese 明斯克
  • 明斯克 (ming⁴ si¹ hak¹)capital of Belarus
Chinese Mandarin 明斯克
  • 明斯克 (Míngsīkè)capital of Belarus
Czech Minsk
  • Minskcapital of Belarus
Danish Minsk
  • Minskcapital of Belarus
Dutch Minsk
  • Minskcapital of Belarus
Esperanto Minsko
  • Minskocapital of Belarus
Estonian Minsk
  • Minskcapital of Belarus
Finnish Minsk
  • Minskcapital of Belarus
French Minsk
  • Minskcapital of Belarus
German Minsk
  • Minskcapital of Belarus
Greek Μινσκ
  • Μινσκ (Minsk)capital of Belarus
Hebrew מִינְסְק
  • מִינְסְק (minsk)capital of Belarus
Hindi मिन्स्क, मिंस्क
  • मिन्स्क (minsk)capital of Belarus
  • मिंस्क (minsk)capital of Belarus
Hungarian Minszk
  • Minszkcapital of Belarus
Icelandic Minsk
  • Minskcapital of Belarus
Irish Mionsc, Minsc
  • Mionsccapital of Belarus
  • Minsccapital of Belarus
Italian Minsk
  • Minskcapital of Belarus
Japanese ミンスク
  • ミンスク (Minsuku)capital of Belarus
Korean 민스크
  • 민스크 (Minseukeu)capital of Belarus
Latin Minscum, Minsca
  • Minscumcapital of Belarus
  • Minscacapital of Belarus
Latvian Minska
  • Minskacapital of Belarus
Lithuanian Minskas
  • Minskascapital of Belarus
Malay Minsk
  • Minskcapital of Belarus
Norwegian Bokmål Minsk
  • Minskcapital of Belarus
Persian مینسک
  • مینسک (minsk)capital of Belarus
Polish Mińsk, Mieńsk
  • Mińskcapital of Belarus
  • Mieńskcapital of Belarus
Portuguese Minsk, Minsque
  • Minskcapital of Belarus
  • Minsquecapital of Belarus
Romanian Minsk
  • Minskcapital of Belarus
Russian Минск, Менск
  • Минск (Minsk)capital of Belarus
  • Менск (Mensk)capital of Belarus
Slovak Minsk
  • Minskcapital of Belarus
Spanish Minsk
  • Minskcapital of Belarus
Swedish Minsk
  • Minskcapital of Belarus
Tagalog Minsk
  • Minskcapital of Belarus
Tamil மின்ஸ்க்
  • மின்ஸ்க் (miṉsk)capital of Belarus
Thai มินสค์, มินสก์
  • มินสค์ (mín)capital of Belarus
  • มินสก์ (mín)capital of Belarus
Turkish Minsk
  • Minskcapital of Belarus
Ukrainian Мінськ, Менськ
  • Мінськ (Minsʹk)capital of Belarus
  • Менськ (Mensʹk)capital of Belarus
Urdu منسک
  • منسک (minsk)capital of Belarus
Vietnamese Min-xcơ, Minh Tư Khắc
  • Min-xcơcapital of Belarus
  • Minh Tư Khắccapital of Belarus
Yiddish מינסק
  • מינסק (minsk)capital of Belarus
Cite this entry
APA

Minsk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Minsk

MLA

“Minsk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Minsk. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Minsk,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Minsk.

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