Belarus Definition
bĕlə-ro͝os, bĕlə-ro͝os, byĕl-
Origin of Belarus
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From Slavic *bel (“white”) + -a- (connecting morpheme) + Русь (Rusĭ, “Ruthenia”); The stem bel- is cognate with Balt- (Baltic), from Lithuanian baltas (“white”). Compare Belarusian Беларусь (Belarús’), Russian Беларусь (Belarús’), Белоруссия (Belorússija).
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