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Podniprovya

Podniprovya proper noun: lands in Belarus and Ukraine within the Dnieper river basin.

Proper noun

Podniprovya (uncountable)

  1. (historical) Lands in Belarus and Ukraine within the Dnieper river basin.
  2. Extended Dnieper Valley (partly between Dnieper Lowland and Dnieper Upland)

Synonyms of Podniprovya

  • Prydniprovya

Forms of Podniprovya

alternative formPodniprov'ya
alternative formPadnyprouye

Origin of Podniprovya

Ukrainian Подніпров'я (Podniprovʺja): Ukrainian по- (po-, “circum-”) + Ukrainian Дніпро (Dnipro, “Dnieper”) + Ukrainian -о́в (-óv, “-ian”) + Ancient Greek -ία (-ía): literally “lands along river Dnieper's people”

Words formed from Podniprovya

  • Podniprovyan

Questions about Podniprovya

What does Podniprovya mean?
Podniprovya means lands in Belarus and Ukraine within the Dnieper river basin.
What part of speech is Podniprovya?
Podniprovya is a proper noun.

Words near Podniprovya in the dictionary

  1. podmates
  2. Podmokly
  3. Podmolje
  4. podner
  5. podners
  6. Podniprovya
  7. podo
  8. podo-
  9. podobranch
  10. podobranchia
  11. podobranchiae

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