Dnieper Lowland

English

Etymology

Calque of Ukrainian Придніпровська низина (Prydniprovsʹka nyzyna): придніпровський (prydniprovsʹkyj, “circum-Dnieper”) + низовина (nyzovyna, “lowland”)

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Dnieper Lowland (uncountable)

1. (geography) A lowland, extended valley along the Dnieper left bank with a system of floodplains (part of Eastern European plain)

Translations

lowland in Belarus and Ukraine

• Russian: Приднепро́вская низменность (ru) (Pridnepróvskaja nizmennostʹ)
• Ukrainian: Придніпро́вська низина́ (Prydnipróvsʹka nyzyná)

Further reading

• Dnieper basin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia