English Explanatory Dictionary

Donbas

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An industrial region in eastern Ukraine.
  2. The two Russian separatist enclaves, the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɒnbæs/ /ˈdɒnbɑːs/ /dɒnˈbɑːs/ /ˈdɑːnbɑːs/ /-bæs/ /dʌnˈbæs/ /-ˈbɑːs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Donbas.wav

Word forms

Donbas Donbass

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.

Synonyms

Donets Basin

Related words

Don Don Cossacks Donets Donets Basin Donetsk Donets River Don River ORDLO
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