Transnistria
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Transnistria
- /tɹænzˈnɪsˌtɹi.ə/
Where it comes from
From Romanian Transnistria, from Latin trans + Romanian Nistru (“Dniester”) + Ancient Greek -ία (-ía): literally “beyond the river Dniester”. Analyzable as trans- + Romanian Nistru + -ia.
proper noun Transdniestria · Trans-Dniester
- A former governorate of Romania during World War II, established in 1941 and captured by Soviet forces in 1944.
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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.
Similar: Pridnestrovie
Translations
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name Transnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova
| Español | Transnistria |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 트란스니스트리아 Teuranseuniseuteuria |
| 日本語 | 沿ドニエストル En Doniesutoru, トランスニストリア Toransunisutoria |
| 中文 | 德涅斯特河沿岸 Dénièsītèhéyán'àn, 涅斯特里亞 Nièsītèlǐyà, 德左 Dézuǒ |
| हिन्दी | ट्रान्सनिस्ट्रिया ṭrānsanisṭriyā |
| Português | Transnístria |
| Français | Transnistrie |
| Deutsch | Transnistrien |
| Italiano | Transnistria |
| Ελληνικά | Υπερδνειστερία Yperdneistería |
| Română | Transnistria |
| Русский | Приднестро́вье Pridnestróvʹje, Трансни́стрия Transnístrija |
| العربية | تْرَانْسْنِيسْتْرِيَا transnistriyā |
| עברית | טְרַנְסְנִיסְטְרִיָּה transnístriya |
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title = {Transnistria},
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