Podniprovya

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Definitions

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

Etymology

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

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