The term Dnieper Ukraine (: "over Dnieper land"), usually refers to territory on either side of the middle course of the Dnieper River. The Ukrainian name derives from ''nad‑'' (prefix: "above, over") + ''Dnipró'' ("Dnieper") + ''‑shchyna'' (suffix denoting a geographic region). The term ''Dnieper Ukraine'' appeared soon after the

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when Ukraine as former territory of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth became divided between the Russian Empire and Austrian Empire and was referred to the Russian controlled Ukraine. The term was phased away soon after 1939. Ukrainians sometimes call it Great Ukraine (). The term is mentioned in the Ukrainian Unification Act where it says: "From now on into one merge torn away one from other portions of United Ukraine, the West-Ukrainian People's Republic (Galicia, Bukovina, Ugric Ruthenia) and the Dnieper Great Ukraine (''Од нині во-єдино зливаються століттям одірвані одна від одної частини єдиної України - Західно-Українська Народня Республіка (Галичина, Буковина; Угорська Русь) і Наддніпрянська Велика Україна''). Historically, this region is tightly entwined with the history of Ukraine and is considered as the heart of the country. The Museum of Folk Architecture and Way of Life of Central is located in Pereiaslav. This open-air museum contains thirteen themed museums, one hundred twenty two examples of national architecture, and over thirty thousand historical cultural objects. Geographically, the term refers to territory of Ukraine along Dnieper. Due to its size, the region is conditionally subdivided into Upper Dnieper Ukraine, Central Dnieper Ukraine, and Lower Dnieper Ukraine in reference to Dnieper's stream flow. Upper and Central separate at mouth of Desna River which is roughly the city of Kyiv, while Lower and Central around Khortytsia which is roughly the city of Zaporizhia.

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* Vermenych, Ya.
Dnieper Ukraine
Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine. {{coord missing, Ukraine Historical regions in Ukraine