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Dnieper

UK/(də)ˈniːpə/US/ˈniːpəɹ/

Dnieper proper noun: a major river in Eastern Europe which flows south through Belarus, Russia and Ukraine into the Black Sea. (see usage notes).

dnieper: a major river in Eastern Europe which flows south through Belarus, Russia and Ukraine into the...
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Proper noun

the Dnieper

  1. A major river in Eastern Europe which flows south through Belarus, Russia and Ukraine into the Black Sea. (see usage notes)

Forms of Dnieper

alternative formDniepr
alternative formDnepr
alternative formDnipr
alternative formDneiper
alternative formDneipr

Origin of Dnieper

From French Dnieper, from Russian Днепр (Dnepr), from Old East Slavic Дънѣпръ (Dŭněprŭ), from Proto-Slavic *Dъněprъ, from Proto-Sarmatian *Δānāfr (literally “deep river”). Doublet of Dnipro and Danasper. See also Latin Danapris and Ancient Greek Δάναπρις (Dánapris).

Words formed from Dnieper

Words that rhyme with Dnieper

Questions about Dnieper

What does Dnieper mean?
Dnieper means a major river in Eastern Europe which flows south through Belarus, Russia and Ukraine into the Black Sea. (see usage notes).
What part of speech is Dnieper?
Dnieper is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Dnieper?
Dnieper is pronounced /ˈniːpəɹ/ (US).

Words near Dnieper in the dictionary

  1. DNFTT
  2. DNGAF
  3. DNH
  4. DNHDD
  5. DNI
  6. Dnieper
  7. Dnieper Lowland
  8. Dnieper Upland
  9. Dnieper Valley
  10. Dnieper-Oka
  11. Dniepr

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