Pripyat

P3R1I1P3Y4A1T1

proper noun

A river in Eastern Europe, flowing east through Ukraine and Belarus, draining into the Dnieper.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Pripet · alternative Prypiat

  1. A river in Eastern Europe, flowing east through Ukraine and Belarus, draining into the Dnieper.
  2. An abandoned city and ghost town in northern Ukraine, near the border with Belarus.

Origin

Transliteration of Russian При́пять (Prípjatʹ) or Ukrainian При́п'ять (Prýpʺjatʹ).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 普里皮亞季, 普里皮亞季
  • 普里皮亞季 (Pǔlǐpíyàjì)river flowing through Ukraine and Belarus
  • 普里皮亞季 (Pǔlǐpíyàjì)abandoned city in Ukraine
Czech Pripjať, Pripjať
  • Pripjaťriver flowing through Ukraine and Belarus
  • Pripjaťabandoned city in Ukraine
French Pripyat, Pripiat
  • Pripyatabandoned city in Ukraine
  • Pripiatabandoned city in Ukraine
German Prypjat
  • Prypjatabandoned city in Ukraine
Greek Πρίπιατ, Πρίπγιατ
  • Πρίπιατ (Prípiat)abandoned city in Ukraine
  • Πρίπγιατ (Prípgiat)abandoned city in Ukraine
Hungarian Pripjaty
  • Pripjatyabandoned city in Ukraine
Japanese プリピャチ
  • プリピャチriver flowing through Ukraine and Belarus
Korean 프리피야티
  • 프리피야티 (peuripiyati)abandoned city in Ukraine
Lithuanian Pripetė, Pripetė
  • Pripetėriver flowing through Ukraine and Belarus
  • Pripetėabandoned city in Ukraine
Polish Prypeć, Prypeć
  • Prypećriver flowing through Ukraine and Belarus
  • Prypećabandoned city in Ukraine
Portuguese Pripyat, Pripiat
  • Pripyatabandoned city in Ukraine
  • Pripiatabandoned city in Ukraine
Russian При́пять, При́пять
  • При́пять (Prípjatʹ)river flowing through Ukraine and Belarus
  • При́пять (Prípjatʹ)abandoned city in Ukraine
Spanish Prípiat
  • Prípiatabandoned city in Ukraine
Ukrainian При́п'ять, При́п'ять
  • При́п'ять (Prýpʺjatʹ)river flowing through Ukraine and Belarus
  • При́п'ять (Prýpʺjatʹ)abandoned city in Ukraine
Cite this entry
APA

Pripyat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pripyat

MLA

“Pripyat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pripyat. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pripyat,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pripyat.

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