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Nestryha

/nɛsˈtɹiːhə/

Nestryha proper noun: a river island in the Dnieper Delta, beginning at the bifurcation of the Rvach from the Dnieper and ending at the confluence of their respective distributaries, the Vilkhova and the Domakha.

Proper noun

Nestryha

  1. A river island in the Dnieper Delta, beginning at the bifurcation of the Rvach from the Dnieper and ending at the confluence of their respective distributaries, the Vilkhova and the Domakha.
    • The latest stunning move by the Ukrainian forces was the liberation of the island of Nestryga. Nestryga is one of the largest islands in the delta of the Dnipro River, southwest of Kherson City, and plays an important tactical role due to its location.2024 May 14th, “Reporting from Ukraine” (channel name), 13 May: Clever. Ukrainians Undermine Russian Kharkiv Offensive by Striking in Kherson, via YouTube, 0:13–0:29
    • Overall, Ukrainian forces managed to catch the Russians by surprise and liberated the island of Nestryga to gain an important tactical position which secured their shore, but also allowed them to stretch Russian forces on the other side.ibidem, 4:19–4:32

Forms of Nestryha

alternative formNestriga
alternative formNestryga

Origin of Nestryha

From Ukrainian Нестри́га (Nestrýha).

Questions about Nestryha

What does Nestryha mean?
Nestryha means a river island in the Dnieper Delta, beginning at the bifurcation of the Rvach from the Dnieper and ending at the confluence of their respective distributaries, the Vilkhova and the Domakha.
What part of speech is Nestryha?
Nestryha is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Nestryha?
Nestryha is pronounced /nɛsˈtɹiːhə/.

Words near Nestryha in the dictionary

  1. nestorid
  2. nestorids
  3. nestors
  4. Nestriga
  5. Nestryga
  6. Nestryha
  7. nests
  8. nests together
  9. nestsful
  10. neststraw
  11. Nesttun

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