English Explanatory Dictionary

Transnistria

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A former governorate of Romania during World War II, established in 1941 and captured by Soviet forces in 1944.
  2. 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.

Pronunciation

/tɹænzˈnɪsˌtɹi.ə/ trănz-nĭsʹtrē'ə En-us-Transnistria.ogg

Word forms

Transnistria Transdniestria Trans-Dniester

Etymology

From Romanian Transnistria, from Latin trans + Romanian Nistru (“Dniester”) + Ancient Greek -ία (-ía): literally “beyond the river Dniester”. Analyzable as trans- + Romanian Nistru + -ia.

Synonyms

Pridnestrovie

Derived words

Transnistrian
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