dniester

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/ˈniːstəɹ/

Definition of dniester

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(error-lua-timeout)A major river in Eastern Europe, flowing south through Ukraine and Moldova to the Black Sea.

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(error-lua-timeout)A major river in Eastern Europe, flowing south through Ukraine and Moldova to the Black Sea.
(error-lua-timeout)A raion of Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine, established in July 2020. Administrative centre: Kelmentsi.

“5. Chernivtsi Oblast, Dniester Raion, the village of Kelmentsi, Kelmentsi Municipality.”
“In Bukovyna, the religious community of the village of Ivanivtsi, Dniester raion, decided to transfer from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.”

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The first element is from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂nu (“river”), found in several other river names such as Danube and Донец (Donec); more at Danube.

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