Dniprodzerzhynsk
English
Alternative forms
- Dnipropetrovs’k
Etymology
From Ukrainian Дніпродзержи́нськ (Dniprodzeržýnsʹk), from Дніпро́ (Dnipró, “Dnipro River”) + Дзержи́нський (Dzeržýnsʹkyj), after Soviet revolutionary Felix Dzerzhinsky. The city was renamed in 2016 as part of general decommunization of placenames. Doublet of Dneprodzerzhinsk, from Russian Дне́продзержи́нск (Dnéprodzeržínsk).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Dni‧pro‧dzer‧zhynsk
Proper noun
Dniprodzerzhynsk
- (historical) Former name of Kamianske.
Related terms
- Dnieper, Dnipro (river)
- Kamianske
Translations
Former name of Kamianske
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