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BYELORUSSIAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The Slavic language spoken in Belarus

Synonyms:

Belarusian; Byelorussian; White Russian

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Byelorussian" is a kind of...):

Slavic; Slavic language; Slavonic; Slavonic language (a branch of the Indo-European family of languages)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Byelorussia

Synonyms:

Belorussian; Byelorussian; White Russian

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Byelorussian" is a kind of...):

European (a native or inhabitant of Europe)

Holonyms ("Byelorussian" is a member of...):

Belarus; Belorussia; Byelarus; Byelorussia; Republic of Belarus; White Russia (a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet)

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