Podniprovya

English

Etymology

Calque of Ukrainian Подніпров'я (Podniprovʺja): Russian and Ukrainian по- (po-, “circum-”) + Ukrainian Дніпро (Dnipro, “Dnieper”) + Russian and Ukrainian -о́в (-óv, “-ian”) + Ancient Greek -ία (-ía): literally “lands along river Dnieper's people”

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Podniprovya (uncountable)

1. (historical) Lands in Belarus and Ukraine within the Dnieper river basin.
2. (geography) Extended Dnieper Valley (partly between Dnieper Lowland and Dnieper Upland)

Alternative forms

• Podniprov'ya
• Padnyprouye

Synonyms

• Prydniprovya

Derived terms

• Podniprovyan

Translations

a region in Belarus and Ukraine

Belarusian: Падныпроу́є n Russian: Поднепро́вье (ru) n (Podnepróvʹje), Приднепровье n (Pridneprovʹje) Ukrainian: Подніпро́в'я n (Podnipróvʺja), Придніпров'я n (Prydniprovʺja)

Further reading

• Dnieper basin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia