Dnieper

American  

[nee-per, dnyepr] / ˈni pər, dnjɛpr /

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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Dnieper

Shopping centres close and above-ground metro stations suspend operations, often severing public transport links between Kyiv's Left and Right Banks, on either side of the Dnieper River, for hours at a time.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

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

A dam breach could not only disrupt supplies to the nuclear plant but would potentially cause severe flooding similar to what occurred last year when a major dam at Kakhovka further down the Dnieper collapsed.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2024

When the Kakhovka dam ruptured in southern Ukraine in June, it sent a torrent of water from the country’s largest reservoir into cities, towns and lowlands downstream on the Dnieper River.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 26, 2023

Alfhercht led them around, still hidden in the shelter of the trees, until the Dnieper thrashed ahead of them.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

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