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Transnistria

Transnistria

1 9.9
A small region in Eastern Europe that governs itself but most countries do not accept it as a country
  • proper noun
  • /trænzˈnɪstriə/
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  • I plan to cycle in Transnistria for just a day or two before popping out on the other side of the thin territory and crossing the border once again into Europe's second largest country: Ukraine!

So in between Kosovo and Libra land, I was in Transnistria.

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Examples

  • We've seen with the trouble now in developing in Transnistria and he's determined to have back some of the Baltic states, even part of them or whatever.

  • I suspect it will take me about two weeks or more to get there from the time I leave Transnistria and cycle into Ukraine.

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  • I have four more countries I need to cycle through (5 if you count Transnistria) during the next three months, and the challenges of winter cycling are certainly going to be difficult.

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  • So like I walk out of Transnistria because I'm, I'm translating through to I think maybe I was going back to school because like I was doing Oxford as a part time student then.

  • I've been told that getting into Transnistria can be difficult and that I should expect delays, police bribes, and who knows what else at the border.

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  • I will cycle through the capital city of Chisinau and then cross into a tumultuous territory known as Transnistria - a small land mass sandwiched between Moldova and Ukraine that has broken away from Moldovan rule and operates under its own laws and regulations.

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  • The local economy in Transnistria faces numerous challenges due to its unrecognized status.

  • Many people in Transnistria still use the Russian ruble as their currency.

  • In Transnistria, the government maintains close ties with Russia for political and economic support.

Synonyms

Transdniester
vsTransnistria
9.9

A region that claims to be an independent country but is not widely recognized, between Moldova and Ukraine

is the standard short English name rather than this variant
Pridnestrovie
vsTransnistria
9.9

A self-declared state in Eastern Europe not officially recognized, also called Transnistria

is the widely used English form instead of the local variant
Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic
vsTransnistria
9.9

A region in eastern Europe called Transnistria that declared itself independent from Moldova but is not widely recognized

is the shorter common name rather than the full formal title

Surface Forms

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Morphology

Transnistria = Nistria (opaque) = trans + nistr + ia

Formed from the prefix 'trans-' + a place-name based on the Nistru/Dniester river plus -ia; the geographic name element is not a productive English root, so the meaning is not inferable for an average learner.

Etymology

The word Transnistria comes from trans- meaning 'across' and the name of the Dniester river. So it literally means 'the land across the Dniester', which explains why the name points to the region on the other side of that river.