Meaning & use
Belorussia
An older English name for the country now officially known as Belarus, formerly a Soviet republic.
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Older atlases and history books often still refer to the country as Belorussia.
Belorussia declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 and later became Belarus.
A note on using this word
Belorussia was the common English spelling before the country adopted 'Belarus' as its official English name after independence.
Words with a similar meaning
Belarus
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