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Dnieper

dnie·per

UK/(də)ˈniːpə/ US/ˈniːpəɹ/ uncommon

noun

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a river that rises in Russia near Smolensk and flowing south through Belarus and Ukraine to empty into the Black Sea

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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).

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