Dnipropetrovsk
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Dnipropetrovsk
- /ˈnɪproʊpɪˈtrɒvsk/
Where it comes from
From Ukrainian Дніпропетро́вськ (Dnipropetróvsʹk), from Дніпро́ (Dnipró, “Dnipro River”) + Петро́вський (Petróvsʹkyj), after Soviet revolutionary Grigory Petrovsky. The city was renamed in 2016 as part of general decommunization of placenames but renaming the oblast has not yet occurred because it is mentioned by name in the Ukrainian constitution. Doublet of Dnepropetrovsk, from Russian Днепропетро́вск (Dnepropetróvsk).
proper noun Dnepropetrovsk · Dnipropetrovs'k · Dnipropetrovs'ke
- An oblast in southeastern Ukraine, established in February 1932.
- Former name of Dnipro.
Translations
Every language
name oblast
| 中文 | 第聶伯羅彼得羅夫斯克州 /第聂伯罗彼得罗夫斯克州 Dìnièbóluóbǐdéluófūsīkè zhōu |
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| Русский | Днепропетро́вская о́бласть Dnepropetróvskaja óblastʹ, Днепропетро́вщина Dnepropetróvščina |
name former name of Dnipro
| 中文 | 第聶伯羅彼得羅夫斯克 /第聂伯罗彼得罗夫斯克 Dìnièbóluóbǐdéluófūsīkè |
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| हिन्दी | द्निप्रोपेत्रोव्स्क dnipropetrovsk |
| Français | Dnipropetrovsk, Dniepropetrovsk |
| Deutsch | Dnipropetrowsk, Dnepropetrowsk |
| Italiano | Dnipropetrovsk |
| Ελληνικά | Ντνιπροπετρόφσκ Ntnipropetrófsk |
| Русский | Днепропетро́вск Dnepropetróvsk |
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title = {Dnipropetrovsk},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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