Pripet

[ prip-it, -et, pree-pet ]

noun
  1. a river in NW Ukraine and S Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing E through the Pripet Marshes to the Dnieper River in NW Ukraine. 500 miles (800 km) long.

  • Russian Pri·pyat [pryee-pyit]. /ˈpryi pyɪt/.
  • Polish Pry·peć [pri-pech] /ˈprɪ pɛtʃ/ .

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Pripet

/ (ˈpriːpɪt) /


noun
  1. a river in E Europe, rising in NW Ukraine and flowing northeast into Belarus across the Pripet Marshes (the largest swamp in Europe), then east into the Dnieper River. Length: about 800 km (500 miles): Russian name: Pripyat (ˈprɪpjətj)

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