Meanings
proper noun
alternative Transdniestria · alternative Trans-Dniester
- historicalA former governorate of Romania during World War II, established in 1941 and captured by Soviet forces in 1944.
- A geographic region and de-facto independent but unrecognized country in Eastern Europe that claims statehood as the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic; internationally considered an autonomous territorial unit within Moldova.
Synonyms: Pridnestrovie
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA geographic region and de-facto independent but unrecognized country in Eastern Europe that claims statehood as the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic; internationally considered an autonomous territorial unit within Moldova.
Similar
Origin
- Ancient Greek-ία
- RomanianNistru“Dniester”
- Latintrans
- RomanianTransnistria
- EnglishTransnistria
From Romanian Transnistria, from Latin trans + Romanian Nistru (“Dniester”) + Ancient Greek -ία (-ía): literally “beyond the river Dniester”. Analyzable as trans- + Romanian Nistru + -ia.
More words from Romanian, Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تْرَانْسْنِيسْتْرِيَا
- تْرَانْسْنِيسْتْرِيَا (transnistriyā)Transnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
Basque Transnistria
- TransnistriaTransnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
Bulgarian Приднестро́вие
- Приднестро́вие (Pridnestróvie)Transnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
Catalan Transnístria
- TransnístriaTransnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
Chinese Mandarin 德涅斯特河沿岸, 涅斯特里亞
- 德涅斯特河沿岸 (Dénièsītèhéyán'àn)Transnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
- 涅斯特里亞 (Nièsītèlǐyà)Transnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
- 德左 (Dézuǒ)Transnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
Czech Podněstří, Podněstersko
- PodněstříTransnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
- PodněsterskoTransnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
Danish Transnistrien
- TransnistrienTransnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
Dutch Transnistrië
- TransnistriëTransnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
Esperanto Ĉednestrio, Transdnestrio
- ĈednestrioTransnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
- TransdnestrioTransnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
- TransnistrioTransnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
Estonian Transnistria
- TransnistriaTransnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
Finnish Transnistria
- TransnistriaTransnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
French Transnistrie
- TransnistrieTransnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
German Transnistrien
- TransnistrienTransnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
Greek Υπερδνειστερία
- Υπερδνειστερία (Yperdneistería)Transnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
Hebrew טְרַנְסְנִיסְטְרִיָּה
- טְרַנְסְנִיסְטְרִיָּה (transnístriya)Transnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
Hindi ट्रान्सनिस्ट्रिया
- ट्रान्सनिस्ट्रिया (ṭrānsanisṭriyā)Transnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
Hungarian Dnyeszter-mellék, Transznisztria
- Dnyeszter-mellékTransnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
- TransznisztriaTransnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
Icelandic Transnistría
- TransnistríaTransnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
Indonesian Transnistria
- TransnistriaTransnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
Irish an Tras-dnístiria
- an Tras-dnístiriaTransnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
Italian Transnistria
- TransnistriaTransnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
Japanese 沿ドニエストル, トランスニストリア
- 沿ドニエストル (En Doniesutoru)Transnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
- トランスニストリア (Toransunisutoria)Transnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
Korean 트란스니스트리아
- 트란스니스트리아 (Teuranseuniseuteuria)Transnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
Latin Trānsdanastria, Trānstyrānia
- TrānsdanastriaTransnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
- TrānstyrāniaTransnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
Latvian Pārdņestra, Piedņestra
- PārdņestraTransnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
- PiedņestraTransnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
Lithuanian Padniestrė
- PadniestrėTransnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
Norwegian Bokmål Transnistria
- TransnistriaTransnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
Persian ترنسنیستریا
- ترنسنیستریا (toransnistriyâ)Transnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
Polish Naddniestrze
- NaddniestrzeTransnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
Portuguese Transnístria
- TransnístriaTransnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
Romanian Transnistria, Транснистриа
- TransnistriaTransnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
- Транснистриа (Transnistria)Transnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
Russian Приднестро́вье, Трансни́стрия
- Приднестро́вье (Pridnestróvʹje)Transnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
- Трансни́стрия (Transnístrija)Transnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
Slovak Podnestersko
- PodnesterskoTransnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
Spanish Transnistria
- TransnistriaTransnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
Swedish Transnistrien
- TransnistrienTransnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
Thai ทรานส์นีสเตรีย
- ทรานส์นีสเตรียTransnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
Ukrainian Придністро́в'я, Трансні́стрія
- Придністро́в'я (Prydnistróvʺja)Transnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
- Трансні́стрія (Transnístrija)Transnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
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APA
Transnistria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Transnistria
MLA
“Transnistria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Transnistria. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Transnistria,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Transnistria.
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