[minsk; Russ. myeensk] 
| a city in and the capital of Byelorussia (Belarus), in the central part, on a tributary of the Berezina. 1,589,000. |
[byel-oh-ruhsh-uh, bel-oh-] | 1. | Official name, Belarus. Formerly, White Russian Soviet Socialist Republic, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic. a republic in E Europe, N of Ukraine: formerly a part of the Soviet Union. 10,439,916; 80,154 sq. mi. (207,600 sq. km). Capital: Minsk. |
| 2. | a region in the W part of former czarist Russia. |
| Minsk (mĭnsk) The capital and largest city of Belarus, in the central part of the country. It was first mentioned in 1067 as a settlement in Kievan Russia. Because of its strategic location, Minsk was ruled or occupied from the 13th century by various powers until Belarus gained independence in 1991. Population: 1,770,000. |
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