Minsk
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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 1200s by various powers until Belarus gained independence in 1991.
Minsk
(mɪnsk)n
(Placename) the capital of Belarus: an industrial city and educational and cultural centre, with a university (1921). Pop: 1 709 000 (2005 est)
Minsk
(mɪnsk)n.
the capital of Belarus, in the central part, on a tributary of the Berezina. 1,589,000.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() Belarus, Belorussia, Byelarus, Byelorussia, Republic of Belarus, White Russia - a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet |