Dniprodzerzhynsk

English

Alternative forms

• Dniprodzerzhyns'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

  1. (historical) Former name of Kamianske.

Translations

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