Meanings
adjectiveBelarusian (not comparable)
alternative literary Belarusan · alternative obsolete proscribed Belorussian · alternative obsolete proscribed Belarussian · alternative obsolete proscribed Byelorussian · alternative obsolete proscribed Bielorussian
- not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to Belarus, the Belarusian people.
Polish MPs have approved a new measure which authorizes agents on the Belarusian border to fire live ammunition at migrants, for "self-defense" or in a "preventive manner."
2024 July 24, Marlène Panara, “Poland allows police to open fire on migrants at the Belarusian border”, in InfoMigrants
nounBelarusian (countable and uncountable, plural Belarusians)
plural Belarusians · alternative literary Belarusan · alternative obsolete proscribed Belorussian · alternative obsolete proscribed Belarussian · alternative obsolete proscribed Byelorussian · alternative obsolete proscribed Bielorussian
- uncountableThe Slavic language spoken in Belarus (formerly called White Ruthenia or White Russia).
- countableA citizen of Belarus.
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
nounthe Slavic language spoken in Belarus
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
- Proto-Slavic*bělъ
- Old East Slavicбѣлъ (bělŭ)
- Proto-Finnic*roocci
- Old East SlavicРусь (Rusĭ)
- Old East SlavicБѣла Русь (Běla Rusĭ)
- BelarusianБе́лая Русь (Bjélaja Rusʹ)
- BelarusianБелару́сь (Bjelarúsʹ)
- EnglishBelarus
- EnglishBelarusian
Translations
Afrikaans Belarussies, Wit-Russies
- Belarussiespertaining to Belarus
- Wit-Russiespertaining to Belarus
- Belarussieslanguage
- Wit-Russieslanguage
- Belarusperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- Wit-Rusperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
Arabic بِيلَارُوسِيّ, بِيلَارُوسِيّ
- بِيلَارُوسِيّ (bilarūsiyy)pertaining to Belarus
- بِيلَارُوسِيّ (bilarūsiyy)language
- بِيلَارُوسِيَّة (bilarūsiyya)language
- لُغَة بِيلَارُوسِيَّة (luḡa bilarūsiyya)language
- بِيلَارُوسِيّ (bilarūsiyy)person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- بِيلَارُوسِيَّة (bilarūsiyya)person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
Basque bielorrusiar, bielorrusiera
- bielorrusiarpertaining to Belarus
- bielorrusieralanguage
- bielorrusiarperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
Bengali বেলারুশীয়
- বেলারুশীয় (belaruśiẏo)pertaining to Belarus
Bulgarian белару́ски, белору́ски
- белару́ски (belarúski)pertaining to Belarus
- белору́ски (belorúski)pertaining to Belarus
- белору́ски (belorúski)language
- белару́с (belarús)person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- беларуски́ня (belaruskínja)person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- белору́с (belorús)person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- белоруски́ня (beloruskínja)person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
Catalan belarús, bielorús
- belarúspertaining to Belarus
- bielorúspertaining to Belarus
- belarúslanguage
- bielorúslanguage
- bielorúsperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- bielorussaperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- belarúsperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- belarussaperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
Chinese Mandarin 白俄羅斯的 /白俄罗斯的, 白俄羅斯語 /白俄罗斯语
- 白俄羅斯的 /白俄罗斯的 (Bái'éluósī de)pertaining to Belarus
- 白俄羅斯語 /白俄罗斯语 (bái'éluósīyǔ)language
- 白俄羅斯文 /白俄罗斯文 (bái'éluósīwén)language
- 白俄羅斯人 /白俄罗斯人 (bái'éluósīrén)person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
Czech běloruský, běloruština
- běloruskýpertaining to Belarus
- běloruštinalanguage
- Bělorusperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- Běloruskaperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
Danish hviderussisk, hviderusser
- hviderussiskpertaining to Belarus
- hviderusserlanguage
- hviderusserperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
Dutch Wit-Russisch, Belarussisch
- Wit-Russischpertaining to Belarus
- Belarussischpertaining to Belarus
- Wit-Russischlanguage
- Belarussischlanguage
- Wit-Rusperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- Wit-Russischeperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- Belarusperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- Belarussischeperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
Esperanto Belorusa lingvo
- Belorusa lingvolanguage
Estonian valgevene, valgevene keel
- valgevenepertaining to Belarus
- valgevene keellanguage
- valgevenelanguage
- valgevenelaneperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- valgevenelannaperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- valgevenelasedperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
Finnish valkovenäläinen, valkovenäjänkielinen
- valkovenäläinenpertaining to Belarus
- valkovenäjänkielinenpertaining to Belarus
- valkovenäjälanguage
- valkovenäläinenperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
French biélorusse, bélarusse
- biélorussepertaining to Belarus
- bélarussepertaining to Belarus
- biélorusselanguage
- Biélorusseperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
German weißrussisch, weißruthenisch
- weißrussischpertaining to Belarus
- weißruthenischpertaining to Belarus
- belarusischpertaining to Belarus
- belarussischpertaining to Belarus
- belorussischpertaining to Belarus
- Weißrussischlanguage
- Weißruthenischlanguage
- Belarussischlanguage
- Belarusischlanguage
- Belorussischlanguage
- Weißrusseperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- Weißrussinperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- Belarusseperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- Belarussinperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
Greek λευκορωσικός, λευκορωσικά
- λευκορωσικός (lefkorosikós)pertaining to Belarus
- λευκορωσικά (lefkorosiká)language
- Λευκορώσος (Lefkorósos)person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- Λευκορωσίδα (Lefkorosída)person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
Hebrew בלארוסי, ביילרוסית
- בלארוסי (belarusi)pertaining to Belarus
- ביילרוסית (belarusít)language
- בלארוסית (byelorusít)language
Hindi बेलारूसी, बेलारूसी
- बेलारूसी (belārūsī)pertaining to Belarus
- बेलारूसी (belārūsī)language
Hungarian fehérorosz, fehéroroszországi
- fehéroroszpertaining to Belarus
- fehéroroszországipertaining to Belarus
- belaruszpertaining to Belarus
- fehéroroszlanguage
- beloruszlanguage
- belaruszlanguage
- fehéroroszperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- fehéroroszországiperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- beloruszperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- belaruszperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
Icelandic hvítrússneskur, hvít-rússneska
- hvítrússneskurpertaining to Belarus
- hvít-rússneskalanguage
- Hvít-Rússiperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- Hvít-Rússarperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
Indonesian bahasa Belarus, bahasa Belarusia
- bahasa Belaruslanguage
- bahasa Belarusialanguage
Irish Bealarúiseach, Bealarúisis
- Bealarúiseachpertaining to Belarus
- Bealarúisislanguage
Italian bielorusso, bielorusso
- bielorussopertaining to Belarus
- bielorussolanguage
- bielorussoperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- bielorussaperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
Japanese ベラルーシの, ベラルーシ語
- ベラルーシの (Berarūshi no)pertaining to Belarus
- ベラルーシ語 (berarūshigo)language
- ベラルーシ人 (berarūshijin)person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
Korean 벨로루시의, 백러시아의
- 벨로루시의 (Bellorusi-ui)pertaining to Belarus
- 백러시아의 (Baengneosia-ui)pertaining to Belarus
- 벨라루스어 (bellaruseueo)language
- 벨로루시아어 (bellorusia'eo)language
- 백러시아어 (baengneosia'eo)language
- 벨라루스인 (bellaruseu'in)person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- 벨라루스 사람 (bellaruseu saram)person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
Latin Rūthēnus Albus, Rūthēnicus albus
- Rūthēnus Albuspertaining to Belarus
- Rūthēnicus albuspertaining to Belarus
- Alborūthēnuspertaining to Belarus
- Alborūthēnicuspertaining to Belarus
- Alborussicuspertaining to Belarus
- lingua Rūthēna Albalanguage
- lingua Rūthēnica Albalanguage
- lingua Alborussicalanguage
- lingua Alborussalanguage
- lingua Alborūthēnalanguage
- lingua Alborūthēnicalanguage
Latvian baltkrievu, baltkrievisks
- baltkrievupertaining to Belarus
- baltkrieviskspertaining to Belarus
- baltkrievu valodalanguage
- baltkrievulanguage
- baltkrievsperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- baltkrievieteperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
Lithuanian baltarusis, baltarusių
- baltarusispertaining to Belarus
- baltarusiųpertaining to Belarus
- baltarusių kalbalanguage
- baltarusiųlanguage
- baltarusiškailanguage
- gudųlanguage
- baltarùsisperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- baltarusėperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- gudasperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- gudėperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
Malay Belarus, bahasa Belarus
- Belaruspertaining to Belarus
- bahasa Belaruslanguage
- bahasa Belarusianlanguage
Norwegian hviterussisk
- hviterussisklanguage
Norwegian Bokmål hviterussisk, hviterusser
- hviterussiskpertaining to Belarus
- hviterusserperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- kviterusserperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
Persian بلروسی, بلروسی
- بلروسی (belarusi)pertaining to Belarus
- بلروسی (belarusi)language
- براروسی (barârusi)language
- بلروسی (belarusi)person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
Polish białoruski, (język) białoruski
- białoruskipertaining to Belarus
- (język) białoruskilanguage
- Białorusinperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- Białorusinkaperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
Portuguese bielorrusso, belarusso
- bielorrussopertaining to Belarus
- belarussopertaining to Belarus
- bielorrussolanguage
- belarussolanguage
- bielorrussoperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- belarussoperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
Romanian bielorus, belarus
- bieloruspertaining to Belarus
- belaruspertaining to Belarus
- limba bielorusălanguage
- bielorusălanguage
- belarusălanguage
- bielorusperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- bielorusăperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- belarusperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- belarusăperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
Russian белору́сский, белору́сский язы́к
- белору́сский (belorússkij)pertaining to Belarus
- белору́сский язы́к (belorússkij jazýk)language
- белору́сский (belorússkij)language
- белору́с (belorús)person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- белору́ска (belorúska)person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
Scottish Gaelic Bealaruiseach, Bealaruisis
- Bealaruiseachpertaining to Belarus
- Bealaruisislanguage
- Bealaruiseachperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
Slovak bieloruský, bieloruština
- bieloruskýpertaining to Belarus
- bieloruštinalanguage
- Bielorusperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- Bieloruskaperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
Spanish bielorruso, bielorruso
- bielorrusopertaining to Belarus
- bielorrusolanguage
- bielorrusoperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- bielorrusaperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
Swahili Kibelarus, Kibelorusia
- Kibelaruslanguage
- Kibelorusialanguage
Swedish vitrysk, belarusisk
- vitryskpertaining to Belarus
- belarusiskpertaining to Belarus
- vitryskalanguage
- belarusiskalanguage
- vitryssperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- vitryskaperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- belarusierperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- belarusiskaperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
Tagalog taga-Belarus
- taga-Belarusperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
Tamil பைலோருஸ்சியன்
- பைலோருஸ்சியன் (pailōrusciyaṉ)language
Thai เบลารุส, ภาษาเบลารุส
- เบลารุส (bee-laa-rús)pertaining to Belarus
- ภาษาเบลารุสlanguage
Turkish Belarus, Beyaz Rusça
- Belaruspertaining to Belarus
- Beyaz Rusçalanguage
- Belarusçalanguage
- Beyaz Rusperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- Beyaz Rusyalıperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- Belarusluperson from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
Ukrainian білору́ський, білору́ська мо́ва
- білору́ський (bilorúsʹkyj)pertaining to Belarus
- білору́ська мо́ва (bilorúsʹka móva)language
- білору́ська (bilorúsʹka)language
- білору́с (bilorús)person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- білору́ска (bilorúska)person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
Urdu بیلاروسی, بیلاروس
- بیلاروسی (belārūsī)pertaining to Belarus
- بیلاروس (belarus)language
Vietnamese Bê-la-rút, Bạch Nga
- Bê-la-rútpertaining to Belarus
- Bạch Ngapertaining to Belarus
- tiếng Bê-la-rútlanguage
Welsh Belarwsiyn
- Belarwsiynlanguage
Yiddish ווײַסרוסיש, ווײַסרוסיש
- ווײַסרוסיש (vaysrusish)pertaining to Belarus
- ווײַסרוסיש (vaysrusish)language
- בעלאָרוסיש (belorusish)language
- בעלאָרוס (belorus)person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
- ווײַסרוס (vaysrus)person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
Zulu isiBhelarashiyani
- isiBhelarashiyanilanguage
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Belarusian
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Cite this entry
APA
Belarusian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Belarusian
MLA
“Belarusian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Belarusian. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Belarusian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Belarusian.
Source: Belarusian on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.