English Explanatory Dictionary

Donbabwe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Donetsk, in particular the Donetsk People's Republic, a largely unrecognized region of Russia and formerly a separatist state on the territory of Ukrainian Donetsk Oblast.
  2. Donbass

Word forms

Donbabwe

Etymology

Portmanteau of Donetsk/Donbass + Zimbabwe, meant to suggest underdevelopment, poverty, and endemic corruption. Alternatively borrowed directly from either Russian Донба́бве (Donbábve) or Ukrainian Донба́бве (Donbábve).

Derived words

Donbabwean
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