Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A region of Moldova east of the Dniester River bordering on Ukraine. Following Moldovan independence from the USSR in 1991, Transnistria unilaterally seceded from Moldova, establishing a de facto independent state.

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  • proper noun historical A governorate of Romania during World War II, established in 1941 and captured by Soviet forces in 1944.
  • proper noun An autonomous territory within Moldova, not internationally recognized as a nation. It is the only part of Moldova in which the Cyrillic alphabet is official, while the Latin alphabet is generally "restricted".

Etymologies

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Literally "beyond the river Dniester".

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Examples

  • An example of this would be the case of the separatist regime in Transnistria, which is heavily sponsored by Russia, who pays the bills of its illegal administration.

    Rahim Kanani: An Interview With Igor Munteanu, Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to the USA and Canada Rahim Kanani 2011

  • An example of this would be the case of the separatist regime in Transnistria, which is heavily sponsored by Russia, who pays the bills of its illegal administration.

    Rahim Kanani: An Interview With Igor Munteanu, Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to the USA and Canada Rahim Kanani 2011

  • Then the Romanians deported some 23,000 Jews from the Khotyn district, which includes the city, to an occupied zone known as Transnistria.

    NYT > Home Page By MORDECHAI I. TWERSKY 2011

  • Transnistria, which is part of Moldova, a neighbor of the E.U. member Romania, is ruled by a pro-Russian nationalist movement that has been seeking independence from Moldova.

    NYT > Home Page By JUDY DEMPSEY 2010

  • Transnistria, which is part of Moldova, a neighbor of the E.U. member Romania, is ruled by a pro-Russian nationalist movement that has been seeking independence from Moldova.

    NYT > Global Home By JUDY DEMPSEY 2010

  • Transnistria, which is part of Moldova, a neighbor of the E.U. member Romania, is ruled by a pro-Russian nationalist movement that has been seeking independence from Moldova.

    NYT > Home Page By JUDY DEMPSEY 2010

  • When compared to the other disputed former Soviet territories of Pridnestrovie (also referred to as Transnistria, Transdniestria, Transdnestr and Trans-Dniester), South Ossetia and Abkhazia - Nagorno Karabakh (which Armenians also refer to as Artsakh) often seems to get the least attention.

    Russia Blog 2009

  • When compared to the other disputed former Soviet territories of Pridnestrovie (also referred to as Transnistria, Transdniestria, Transdnestr and Trans-Dniester), South Ossetia and Abkhazia - Nagorno Karabakh (which Armenians also refer to as Artsakh) often seems to get the least attention.

    Russia Blog 2009

  • When compared to the other disputed former Soviet territories of Pridnestrovie (also referred to as Transnistria, Transdniestria, Transdnestr and Trans-Dniester), South Ossetia and Abkhazia - Nagorno Karabakh (which Armenians also refer to as Artsakh) often seems to get the least attention.

    Russia Blog 2009

  • When compared to the other disputed former Soviet territories of Pridnestrovie (also referred to as Transnistria, Transdniestria, Transdnestr and Trans-Dniester), South Ossetia and Abkhazia - Nagorno Karabakh (which Armenians also refer to as Artsakh) often seems to get the least attention.

    Russia Blog 2009

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