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| Baranovichi |
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(b r n´ôvy ch) (KEY) , Belarusian Baranavichy, Pol. Baranowicze (bäränôv´ch ) (KEY) , city (1989 pop. 159,315), in W Belarus. It is a major railway junction and has industries that manufacture machinery, metalware, and textiles. Founded as a railway station in 1870, Baranovichi passed from the Soviet Union to Poland in 1920. In 1939, Baranovichi again was incorporated into the USSR as a consequence of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact. A state university is there. |
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