Meanings
- A historical East Slavic region.
Synonyms: White Ruthenia, White Rus, Russia Alba
- archaicAn archaic literal translation for Belarus, a country in Eastern Europe.
Synonyms: Belarus, Belorussia, Byelorussia
- historicalThe areas controlled by the White Army, as opposed to Soviet ("Red") Russia, one of the sides in the Russian Civil War.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA historical East Slavic region.
proper nounAn archaic literal translation for Belarus, a country in Eastern Europe.
Origin
- RussianБе́лая Русь
- EnglishWhite Russia
Calque of Russian Бе́лая Русь (Bélaja Rusʹ). Compare German Weißrussland, German Low German Wittrussland, Dutch Wit-Rusland, Afrikaans Wit-Rusland, Danish Hviderusland, Faroese Hvítarussland, Swedish Vitryssland, Norwegian Bokmål Hviterussland, Norwegian Nynorsk Kviterussland, Icelandic Hvíta-Rússland, Limburgish Wit-Rusland, Alemannic German Wiissrussland, among others.
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White Russia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/White%20Russia
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