Dnieper

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US/ˈniːpəɹ/UK/(də)ˈniːpə/

proper noun

A major river in Eastern Europe which flows south through Belarus, Russia and Ukraine into the Black Sea. (see usage notes)

OriginFrench Dnieper ← Russian Днепр ← Old East Slavic Дънѣпръ →
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Meanings

proper nounthe Dnieper

alternative Dniepr · alternative Dnepr · alternative Dnipr · alternative Dneiper · alternative Dneipr

  1. A major river in Eastern Europe which flows south through Belarus, Russia and Ukraine into the Black Sea. (see usage notes)

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dnipro

Origin

  1. Proto-Sarmatian*Δānāfr
  2. Proto-Slavic*Dъněprъ
  3. Old East SlavicДънѣпръ
  4. RussianДнепр
  5. FrenchDnieper
  6. EnglishDnieper

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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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Dnieper

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Anagrams

pederin
Cite this entry
APA

Dnieper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dnieper

MLA

“Dnieper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dnieper. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dnieper,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dnieper.

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