Bialystok

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Bia·l̷y·stok

 (bē-ä′lĭ-stôk′, byä-wĭ′stôk)
A city of northeast Poland near the border of Belarus. About half the city's population was killed by Nazi occupation forces (1941-1944). Today it is an industrial and transportation center.
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Białystok

(Polish bjaˈwɪstɔk)
n
(Placename) a city in E Poland: belonged to Prussia (1795–1807) and to Russia (1807–1919). Pop: 315 000 (2005 est). Russian name: Belostok
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Bia•ły•stok

(ˈbyɑ lɪˌstɔk, -wɪ-)

n.
a city in E Poland. 268,000.
Russian, Belostok, Byelostok.
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Jewish Bialystok and its Diaspora, by Rebecca Kobrin.
Research suggests that if a neural system is repeatedly exercised, it, like a muscle, will blossom (Bialystok & Martin, 2004; Bialystok, 1999; Bialystok et al., 2005; Bialystok & Shapiro, 2005).
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