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Type River
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Τύρας(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsVariant transcription: Turas. Variant forms: Τύρης (Tyres or Tures), Τύρις (Tyris or Turis)
Meaning & History
Derived from Scythian tūra meaning "quick, rapid, strong". This is the ancient Greek name for the Dniester river, which is known as Dneisteros in modern Greek.