Dnipro
American-
the Ukrainian name of the river Dnieper.
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Formerly Ekaterinoslav. Formerly Yekaterinoslav. Formerly Dniepropetrovsk. a city in east central Ukraine, on the Dnieper River.
Example Sentences
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Zelensky visited the Monastery of the Caves, a sprawling religious complex on a hill overlooking the Dnipro River, to survey the damage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
"There's simply no living space left where the fighting is taking place," the 58-year-old told AFP, speaking in a park in the central city of Dnipro.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
After fleeing Russia's advancing army and resettling in the central industrial hub of Dnipro, Ukrainian worker Anatoliy Synkov had no trouble finding a job.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
Ludmilla's own home was destroyed, she says, when the Kakhovka Dam further up the Dnipro river was blown up under Russian occupation in June 2023, causing catastrophic flooding.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
The area has everything expected of a modern European city: small restaurants, schools, playgrounds and a mall, all within walking distance on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
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