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Dniester

[ nee-ster; Russian dnyestr ]

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

/ ˈdniːstə /

noun

  1. 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) Russian nameDnestrˈdnjɛstə Romanian nameNistruˈniːstruː
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

She pressed on the war with success, and the capture of Ochakov extended her dominions to the Dniester.

The line of the Dniester was abandoned; the line of the Pruth was lost.

A three days' battle followed, in which the enemy was flung back across the Dniester with heavy loss.

On 19th June he broke through, and on the same day the German right wing crossed the Dniester.

Between the Dniester marshes and Zurawna the Russians have gained some ground, but the general situation there has not changed.

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