Definition of Homel

1. Noun. Industrial city of Belarus to the southeast of Minsk.

Exact synonyms: Gomel, Homyel
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: Belarus, Belorussia, Byelarus, Byelorussia, Republic Of Belarus, White Russia

Definition of Homel

1. Proper noun. Alternative name of Gomel. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Homel

Homberg's phosphorus
Homburg
Homburg hat
Homburg hats
Home
Home's lobe
Home Counties
Home Depot
Home Information Pack
Home Information Packs
Home Loan Bank
Home Office
Home Secretary
Homecoming King
Homecoming Queen
Homel (current term)
Homeland Security
Homer
Homer-Wright rosettes
Homer A. Thompson
Homer Armstrong Thompson
Homer Simpson
Homer Simpsonian
Homer Simpsons
Homer Thompson
Homer nods
Homerian
Homeric
Homeric laughter
Homerism

Literary usage of Homel

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, from the Earliest Times Until the by Simon Dubnow (1920)
"According to this version, the Jews of Homel, wishing to avenge the Kishinev massacre, had taken up arms and attacked the Christian population on August 29, ..."

2. The Annual Register (1823)
"School of Industry at Homel in Russia.—The establishment of this institution, for the ignorant and destitute children of the peasantry at Homel, ..."

3. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke, Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress), John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) (1823)
"The establishment of this institution, for the ignorant and destitute children of the peasantry at Homel, in the government of ..."

4. The Annual Register edited by Edmund Burke (1823)
"... introduction of the British system of education into Russia, Mr. Heard, an intelligent schoolmaster, was sent out from England; but arriving at Homel,* ..."

5. Death-bed Scenes: Or, Dying with and Without Religion, Designed to by Davis Wasgatt Clark (1852)
"MONSIEUR Homel. M. Homel was the pastor of a Protestant Church in France, and suffered martyrdom at Tournon, in 0ctober, 1683. ..."

6. Drinking and Driving: Research Findings (1990)
"Ross J. Homel, PH.D. On December 17, 1982, New South Wales, Australia, introduced random breath testing (RBT). To say that the new law was introduced with a ..."

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