"Trasianka" will be equalized with Belarusian language during the census.
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Belarusian
/ˌbɛləˈɹuːsi.ən/
Synonyms for "belarusian" (10 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
byelorussianwhite russian
Strong matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
Related words (5)
Noun(5 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: byelorussian, white russian, belarusan, belarusian language, belarussian.
- Sentence evidence is available for belarusian, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wiktionary, wordnet.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "belarusian".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "belarusian"
Keep "belarusian" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "belarusian" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "belarusian", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "belarusian" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
Translations
122 translations across 58 languages.
Afrikaans
2 entries- Belarus noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- Wit-Rus noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Albanian
1 entries- bjellorus noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Arabic
2 entries- بِيلَارُوسِيَّة noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- بِيلَارُوسِيّ noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Armenian
2 entries- բելառուս noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- բելոռուս noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- belarus noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- belorus noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Basque
1 entries- bielorrusiar noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Belarusian
3 entries- белару́с noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- белару́ска noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- белару́сы noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Bulgarian
4 entries- белару́с noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- беларуски́ня noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- белору́с noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- белоруски́ня noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Carpathian Rusyn
1 entries- білору́син noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Catalan
4 entries- belarussa noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- belarús noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- bielorussa noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- bielorús noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 白俄羅斯人 /白俄罗斯人 noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Czech
2 entries- Bělorus noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- Běloruska noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Danish
1 entries- hviderusser noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Dutch
4 entries- Belarus noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- Belarussische noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- Wit-Rus noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- Wit-Russische noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Estonian
3 entries- valgevenelane noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- valgevenelanna noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- valgevenelased noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Finnish
1 entries- valkovenäläinen noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
French
1 entries- Biélorusse noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Galician
1 entries- bielorruso noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Georgian
2 entries- ბელარუსი noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- ბელორუსი noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
German
4 entries- Belarusse noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- Belarussin noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- Weißrusse noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- Weißrussin noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Greek
2 entries- Λευκορωσίδα noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- Λευκορώσος noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Hungarian
4 entries- belarusz noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- belorusz noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- fehérorosz noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- fehéroroszországi noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Icelandic
2 entries- Hvít-Rússar noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- Hvít-Rússi noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Ido
1 entries- Bielorusiano noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Italian
2 entries- bielorussa noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- bielorusso noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Japanese
1 entries- ベラルーシ人 noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Kazakh
1 entries- белорус noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Korean
2 entries- 벨라루스 사람 noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- 벨라루스인 noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- белорус noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Latvian
2 entries- baltkrieviete noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- baltkrievs noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Lithuanian
4 entries- baltarusė noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- baltarùsis noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- gudas noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- gudė noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Luxembourgish
2 entries- Wäissruss noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- Wäissrussin noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Macedonian
2 entries- Белорус noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- Белорусинка noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Maltese
2 entries- Belarussa noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- Belarussu noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Mongolian
2 entries- беларусь хүн noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- белорус хүн noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- Belarûsî noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- hviterusser noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- kviterusser noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- kviterussar noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Persian
1 entries- بلروسی noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Polish
2 entries- Białorusin noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- Białorusinka noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Portuguese
2 entries- belarusso noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- bielorrusso noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Romanian
4 entries- belarus noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- belarusă noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- bielorus noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- bielorusă noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Russian
2 entries- белору́с noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- белору́ска noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- Bealaruiseach noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- Beloruskinja noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- Bjeloruskinja noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- Bjȅlorus noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- Bȅlorus noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Slovak
2 entries- Bielorus noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- Bieloruska noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Slovene
2 entries- Belorus noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- Belorusinja noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Spanish
2 entries- bielorrusa noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- bielorruso noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Swedish
4 entries- belarusier noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- belarusiska noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- vitryska noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- vitryss noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Tagalog
1 entries- taga-Belarus noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Tajik
2 entries- белорус noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- белорусӣ noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Tatar
1 entries- белорус noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Turkish
3 entries- Belaruslu noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- Beyaz Rus noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- Beyaz Rusyalı noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Turkmen
2 entries- belarus noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- belorus noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Ukrainian
2 entries- білору́с noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- білору́ска noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Uyghur
1 entries- بېلورۇس noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Uzbek
2 entries- belarus noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- belorus noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Yiddish
2 entries- בעלאָרוס noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
- ווײַסרוס noun (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko congratulated Alexei Dudarev upon his birthday.
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Andrej Chadanovič is a major figure in Belarusian poetry.
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Buy Belarusian!
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Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "belarusian"?
Closest matches include byelorussian, white russian, belarusan, belarusian language, belarussian.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "belarusian"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.