Transnistria.
A former governorate of Romania during World War II, established in 1941 and captured by Soviet forces in 1944.
Meaning & usage
A former governorate of Romania during World War II, established in 1941 and captured by Soviet forces in 1944.
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.
Where this word 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.
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