Gudavia
English
Etymology
Ultimately from the Old Prussian name for the region, Gūdwa or Gūdawa, Cognates include Lithuanian Gudija, Borrowed from Belarusian Гудавія (Hudavija).
Proper noun
Gudavia
- A region of the Baltic, initially inhabited by the Gudavians (also called the Belarusians), which later formed part of Belarus.
Synonyms
- Belarus (archaic)
- Belorussia (nonstandard or historical)
- Bielorussia (nonstandard or historical)
- Byelorussia (obsolete)
- White Russia (archaic)