Transdnieper (Ukrainian: Задніпров’я, romanized: Zadniprovia, Polish: Zadnieprze, Russian: Заднепровье, Заднепровский край, romanized: Zadneprov'e, Zadneprovskij kraj) is a historical steppe region on the bank of the Dnieper and beyond. The term was used mostly in the 16th and 17th centuries.[1][2]

Which bank of the Dnieper it refers to varies between languages, since which side is "across" the Dnieper depends on which direction you're coming from:

  • In Ukrainian[1][2] and Polish[3] it approximately corresponds to Left-bank Ukraine, which is a territorial name for the part of modern Ukraine located on the east bank of the Dnieper River.
  • In Russian it approximately corresponds to Right-bank Ukraine, which is a territorial name for the part of modern Ukraine located on the west bank of the Dnieper River.

References

  1. 1 2 "Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine". Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 Онацький, Євген (1959). Українська мала енциклопедія, літери Ж-Й (PDF). p. 459.
  3. ↑ "Słownik Języka Polskiego". Retrieved 25 May 2022.


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