Dniester

American

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

noun

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

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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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

The top layer, fed by freshwater from rivers like the Danube, the Dniester and the Dnieper, teems with life.

From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2022

Mr. Nikitenko still hoped the Russians would stop at the Dniester.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2022

Basia cared less now for approaching the Dniester, for it seemed to her always that she was beyond Mohiloff.

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

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