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Dnipro

/d(ə)niːˈprəʊ/US/nɪˈpɹoʊ/

Dnipro proper noun: a major East European river which flows south through Russia, Belarus and Ukraine into the Black Sea. Also the clipping of Dnipropetrovs'k.

dnipro: a major East European river which flows south through Russia, Belarus and Ukraine into the Black Sea
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Proper noun

Dnipro

  1. A major East European river which flows south through Russia, Belarus and Ukraine into the Black Sea.
    Synonyms:
    Borysthenes, Slavutych, Slavutich, Danasper, Danapris, Dnieper
  2. A city, a municipal and regional administrative centre, as well as, a raion, an urban hromada of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, on the Dnieper.

Also used as

Dnipro is also the clipping of Dnipropetrovs'k.

Dnipro meaning in Persian

Dnipro in Persian

river
دنیپر denipr, denyeper

Synonyms of Dnipro

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Origin of Dnipro

From Ukrainian Дніпро́ (Dnipró) and earlier Днѣпръ (Dnipr), from Old East Slavic Дънѣпръ (Dŭněprŭ), from Proto-Slavic *Dъněprъ, from Proto-Sarmatian *dānu apara (“the far river”) or *dānapr (“the deep river”). The former derivation would pair it with the Dnister (“Near River”), while the latter would refer to its lack of fords. Doublet of Dnieper and Danasper. As a city, originally a clipping of Dnipropetrovsk, formally adopted as the town's name in 2016 as part of general decommunization of placenames. Its oblast has not yet followed suit because it is mentioned by name in the Ukrainian constitution.

Words formed from Dnipro

Questions about Dnipro

What does Dnipro mean?
Dnipro means a major East European river which flows south through Russia, Belarus and Ukraine into the Black Sea.
What is Dnipro in Persian?
Dnipro in Persian is دنیپر (denipr, denyeper). See Dnipro meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is Dnipro?
Dnipro is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Dnipro?
Dnipro is pronounced /nɪˈpɹoʊ/ (US).

Words near Dnipro in the dictionary

  1. Dniprianka
  2. Dnipriankas
  3. Dnipriany
  4. Dniprianyn
  5. Dniprianyns
  6. Dnipro
  7. Dniprodzerzhyns'k
  8. Dniprodzerzhynsk
  9. Dniproenerhiia
  10. Dnipropetrovs'k
  11. Dnipropetrovs'ke

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