Dniester

[ nee-ster; Russian dnyestr ]

noun

1. a river in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains to the Black Sea. About 875 miles (1,410 km) long.

Dniester

/ ˈdniːstə /

noun

1. a river in E Europe, rising in Ukraine, in the Carpathian Mountains and flowing generally southeast to the Black Sea. Length: 1411 km (877 miles) Russian nameDnestrˈdnjɛstə Romanian nameNistruˈniːstruː

Example Sentences

She pressed on the war with success, and the capture of Ochakov extended her dominions to the Dniester.

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The line of the Dniester was abandoned; the line of the Pruth was lost.

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A three days' battle followed, in which the enemy was flung back across the Dniester with heavy loss.

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On 19th June he broke through, and on the same day the German right wing crossed the Dniester.

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Between the Dniester marshes and Zurawna the Russians have gained some ground, but the general situation there has not changed.

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