Dnieper

[ nee-per; Russian dnyepr ]

noun
  1. a river rising in the western Russian Federation flowing south through Byelorussia (Belarus) and Ukraine to the Black Sea. 1,400 miles (2,250 km) long.

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How to use Dnieper in a sentence

  • The Vulture told Dnieper of this, and he put on extra speed, tearing his way through high hills rather than turn on one side.

    Russian Fairy Tales | W. R. S. Ralston
  • No sooner was Dnieper asleep than they rose up quietly, chose the best and most sloping places, and began to flow away.

    Russian Fairy Tales | W. R. S. Ralston

British Dictionary definitions for Dnieper

Dnieper

/ (ˈdniːpə) /


noun
  1. a river in NE Europe, rising in Russia, in the Valdai Hills NE of Smolensk and flowing south to the Black Sea: the third longest river in Europe; a major navigable waterway. Length: 2200 km (1370 miles): Russian name: Dnepr (ˈdnjɛpə)

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