Dnieper

American  

[nee-per, dnyepr] / ˈni pər, dnyɛpr /

noun

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

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Dnieper British  

/ ˈdniːpə /

noun

1. Russian name: Dnepr.  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)

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Example Sentences

Located near the city of Enerhodar along the Dnieper River, the nuclear plant is close to the front line.

From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025

This poses a problem for his troops, who have been limited in their ability to strike Russian targets on the other side of the Dnieper River.

From Washington Times • Dec. 18, 2023

Nikopol, a city of the opposite bank of the Dnieper River from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Europe’s largest, came under fire but no injuries were immediately reported, according to Dnipropetrovsk regional Gov. Serhii Lysak.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 4, 2023

Kakhovka is one of a series of Soviet-era dams along the Dnieper River that were built to withstand enormous force, amounting to thousands of pounds of explosives.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 18, 2023

Anya could see out of the city, out to the Dnieper and the forest, both tinted orange in the setting sun’s light.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack