Dniester

American  

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

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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Example Sentences

Ukrainian authorities said oil began leaking after a Russian strike on the Dniester hydroelectric plant on 7 March, with the first slicks appearing three days later on the Dniester river - a vital source for most of Moldova and the Odesa region in southwestern Ukraine.

From BBC

Moldova imposed a 15-day state of alert in the Dniester river basin on Monday as a precaution.

From BBC

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

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

The call for Russian protection by Transnistria, a self-declared but internationally unrecognized microstate on the eastern bank of the Dniester River, escalated tensions that date to the collapse of the Soviet Union.

From New York Times