Transnistria

Transnistria (also known as Transdniestria or Trans-Dniester, though the English translation of the constitution uses Pridnestrovie) (Russian: ?????????????, Pridn'estrov'ye; Moldovan: ????????? ???????????? ????????, Republica Moldoveneasc? Nistrean? short form ????????????, Transnistria; referred to as "Stînga Nistrului" (Left Bank of the Nistru) by official Moldovan sources, Pridnestrovskaja Moldavskaja Respublika (Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic) or (PMR) by Transnistrian official sources, and Moldavian Republic of Transdniestria or Moldovan Republic of Transnistria (MRT) by European Court of Human Rights) is a breakaway entity from Moldova, in Eastern Europe, between Moldova and Ukraine. The name comes from it being the area of Moldova east of the river Dniester (Nistru).

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Russian - Moldovan - Moldova - Eastern Europe - Ukraine - Dniester

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