Dniester

American  

[nee-ster, dnyestr] / ˈni stər, dnyɛstr /

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.

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Dniester British  

/ ˈdniːstə /

noun

1. Romanian name: Nistru.  Russian name: Dnestr.  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)

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Example Sentences

There were queues at polling stations in Moscow, Italy and among voters from a mainly Russian-speaking breakaway region of Transnistria, who had to cross the River Dniester into Moldovan-controlled territory to vote.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2024

The call for Russian protection by Transnistria, a self-declared but internationally unrecognized microstate on the eastern bank of the Dniester River, escalated tensions that date to the collapse of the Soviet Union.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2024

Its priorities include the completion the Dniester Pumped Storage Power Station in western Ukraine, construction of a similar station on the Dnipro river, and construction of a new hydropower plant near Kherson in southern Ukraine.

From Reuters • Mar. 27, 2023

“This contract is a reasonable compromise to provide citizens on both sides of the Dniester River with electricity and gas.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2022

Rabinowitz, Joseph, was born at Resina on the Dniester, September 23, 1837, and died at Kischineff, 1899.

From Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by B.D.