Byelorussia (Noun)
Meaning
A landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- Byelorussia was a founding member of the United Nations in 1945, a status it retained after gaining independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
- Byelorussia was a major battleground during World War II, with many of its cities and towns being heavily damaged.
- In 1991, Byelorussia declared its independence from the Soviet Union and became the Republic of Belarus.
- The Byelorussia SSR was one of the founding republics of the Soviet Union in 1922.
- During the Soviet era, Byelorussia was often referred to as White Russia, a name that was also used historically to refer to the region.