Dnepropetrovsk
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Dni·pro·pe·trovs'k
(nē′prō-pə-trôfsk′, dnyē′-) or Dne·pro·pe·trovsk (nĕp′rō-, dnyĭ′prō-) A city of east-central Ukraine on the Dnieper River south-southwest of Kharkiv. Founded in 1787 on the site of a Cossack village, it has a huge iron and steel industry.
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Dnepropetrovsk
(Russian dnɪprəpɪˈtrɔfsk)n
(Placename) a city in E central Ukraine on the Dnieper River: a major centre of the metallurgical industry. Pop: 1 036 000 (2005 est). Former name (1787–1796, 1802–1926): Yekaterinoslav
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Dne•pro•pe•trovsk
(ˌnɛp roʊ pɪˈtrɔfsk)n.
a city in E central Ukraine, on the Dnieper River. 1,187,000.
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