Donbas
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English
Alternative forms
- Donbass (from Russian)
Etymology
From Ukrainian Донба́с (Donbás), abbreviation of Доне́цький басе́йн (Donécʹkyj baséjn, “Donets Basin”), after Доне́ць (Donécʹ, “Donets River”) + басе́йн (baséjn, “basin”). Compare Donbass, from Russian.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Donbas
- (usually with definite article) An industrial region in eastern Ukraine.
- (colloquial, without definite article) The two Russian separatist enclaves, the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic.
Synonyms
(industrial region):
Related terms
Translations
an industrial region in eastern Ukraine.
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See also
- ORDLO (referring to the Russian separatist enclaves located there, especially by the Ukrainian government)
Anagrams
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Ukrainian Донба́с (Donbás), abbreviation of Доне́цький басе́йн (Donécʹkyj baséjn, “Donets Basin”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Donbas n (relational adjective donbaský)
- Donbas (an industrial region in eastern Ukraine)
Declension
Further reading
- “Donbas”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
- “Donbas”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “Donbas”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Portuguese
Proper noun
Donbas m
- alternative form of Donbass