Pripet

American

[prip-it, -et, pree-pet] / ˈprɪp ɪt, -ɛt, ˈpri pɛt /

noun

a river in northwest Ukraine and south Belarus, flowing east through the Pripet Marshes to the Dnieper River. 500 miles (800 km) long.

Pripet British

/ ˈpriːpɪt /

noun

Russian name: Pripyat. a river in E Europe, rising in NW Ukraine and flowing northeast into Belarus across the Pripet Marshes (the largest swamp in Europe), then east into the Dnieper River. Length: about 800 km (500 miles)

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Rokos-sovsky's men marched into Mozyr, the Pripet Marshes' second strongest base.

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A cloud of dust hid the battlefield north of the Pripet Marshes.

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Other armies, possibly sparkplugged by Rokossovsky's forces, might launch a drive to Warsaw along the north fringe of the Pripet.

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His father was a small timber merchant in the muddy village of Motol in the Pripet Marshes.

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Fighting also developed now in the Pripet Marshes and the territory immediately adjoining.

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