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Dniester

American  
[nee-ster, dnyestr] / ˈni stər, dnjɛstr /

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 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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“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

But as the Soviet Union collapsed, alarm grew in the Dniester region over growing Moldovan nationalism and the possible reunification of Moldova with Romania, and the region proclaimed its secession.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2022

It gets its name from the Dniester river, which divides it from the rest of Moldova.

From Reuters ● Apr. 26, 2022

Along the Dniester River, that complex history, coupled with the combustive nature of the current moment, has prompted expectations of a coming power shift.

From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2022

It is necessary to go past through the broad steppe, and not approach the Dniester until in the neighborhood of Hreptyoff.

From Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. by Henryk Sienkiewicz

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