Belaroes

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Dutch

Etymology

Transliteration of Belarusian Белару́сь (Bjelarúsʹ), compare Dutch Belarus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbeː.laːˈrus/
  • Hyphenation: Be‧la‧roes

Proper noun

Belaroes n

  1. (rare) Belarus (a country in Eastern Europe)
    Synonyms: Wit-Rusland, Belarus, (obsolete) Wit-Roethenië
    • 1992 March 28, “Gevolgen van 'Tsjernobyl' onderschat [Consequences of 'Chernobyl' underestimated]”, in Limburgsch dagblad, Heerlen, page 5:
      Geboorte-afwijkingen en groeistoornissen bij kinderen zijn in de Oekraïne met 230 procent en in Belaroes met 180 procent toegenomen en het aantal kinderen met ernstige immuniteitsproblemen is 2 tot 3,5 maal zo hoog als vroeger.
      Birth defects and growth disorders in children have increased by 230% in Ukraine and 180% in Belarus, and the number of children with serious immunity problems is 2 to 3.5 times higher than it used to be.
    • 2020 September 15, “Nee, Belaroes [No, 'Belaroes']”, in NRC Handelsblad:
      We zouden niet ‘Belarus’ moeten schrijven, maar ‘Belaroes’, net zoals de schrijver wiens naam in het Engels wordt getranscribeerd als ‘Turgenev’ in Nederlandse recensies ‘Toergenjev’ heet.
      We should not write 'Belarus', but 'Belaroes', just as the writer whose name is transcribed in English as 'Turgenev' is called 'Toergenjev' in Dutch book reviews.