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MINSK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Minsk mean?
• MINSK (noun)
The noun MINSK has 1 sense:
1. the capital of Belarus and of the Commonwealth of Independent States
Familiarity information: MINSK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The capital of Belarus and of the Commonwealth of Independent States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
capital of Belarus; Minsk
Instance hypernyms:
national capital (the capital city of a nation)
Holonyms ("Minsk" is a part of...):
Belarus; Belorussia; Byelarus; Byelorussia; Republic of Belarus; White Russia (a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet)
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