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.

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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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Dniester

There were queues at polling stations in Moscow, Italy and among voters from a mainly Russian-speaking breakaway region of Transnistria, who had to cross the River Dniester into Moldovan-controlled territory to vote.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2024

Transnistria, which has a population of about 470,000, is a thin strip of territory located between the eastern bank of the Dniester River and Moldova’s border with Ukraine.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2024

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

From Reuters ● Apr. 26, 2022

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

From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2022

I am ever in danger of approaching the Dniester too nearly, or of going too far from it.

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

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