Minsk
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- proper noun
- /mɪnsk/
- When Minsk was taken in June 1941, 300,000 Soviet troops were taken prisoner.
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- For example, these took place in the towns of Leda, Pinsk and Minsk.
- They they can't bring in some woman from Minsk who's like, they go, they blow the plane up, blow the plane, get the poison.
- Yes, you get droids, The most important of them born in Minsk, Russian, probably his preferred language of reading, had a Russian wife for a while.
Examples
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From the freezing cold of Minsk, Belarus, to the seething tropics of the Dominican Republic.
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I am working in Minsk.
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We were in Minsk, and in many ways, I thought I was at an AER conference.
Academic text (1991) -
Putin has totally ignored the September Minsk peace accords calling for the withdrawal of Russian troops from the region.
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On 26 June 1992, members of the CIS signed an agreement in Minsk on coordination of export control policy.
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We visited Moscow, Leningrad, Minsk, and Grodno to consult and exchange information.
Academic text (1991) -
I have lived in Minsk for two years, enjoying its rich history and culture.
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The conference on global security will be held in Minsk, the capital city of Belarus.
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Tourists flock to Minsk to explore its beautiful parks and historic architecture.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Minsk probably takes its name from a small river called Menka or Mena, so the name originally meant 'place on the Menka'. So the city's name reminds us it began as a town by the river and kept that river's name as it grew into the capital.