Byelorussia
or Be·lo·rus·sia
[ byel-oh-ruhsh-uh, bel-oh- ]
/ ˌbyɛl oʊˈrʌʃ ə, ˌbɛl oʊ- /
noun
Official name Belarus. Formerly White Russian Soviet Socialist Republic, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic.
a republic in E Europe, N of Ukraine: formerly a part of the Soviet Union. 80,154 sq. mi. (207,600 sq. km). Capital: Minsk.
a region in the W part of former czarist Russia.
Also called
White Russia.