From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishBelarusBel‧a‧rus /ˌbeləˈruːs, ˌbjelə-/a country in EasternEurope, surrounded by Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine, and Poland. It used to be part of the SovietUnion. Population: 9,625,888 (2014). Capital: Minsk. —Belarusian adjective
