Donbas

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɒnbæs/, /ˈdɒnbɑːs/, /dɒnˈbɑːs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈdɑːnbɑːs/, /-bæs/, /dʌnˈbæs/, /-ˈbɑːs/

Proper noun[edit]

Donbas

  1. (usually with definite article) An industrial region in eastern Ukraine.
  2. (colloquial, without definite article) The two Russian separatist enclaves, the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic.

Synonyms[edit]

(industrial region):

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See also[edit]

  • ORDLO (referring to the Russian separatist enclaves located there, especially by the Ukrainian government)

Anagrams[edit]

Czech[edit]

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ukrainian Донба́с (Donbás), abbreviation of Доне́цький басе́йн (Donécʹkyj baséjn, Donets Basin).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈdonbas]
  • Hyphenation: Don‧bas

Proper noun[edit]

Donbas n (related adjective donbaský)

  1. Donbas (an industrial region in eastern Ukraine)

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Further reading[edit]

  • Donbas in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
  • Donbas in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • Donbas in Internetová jazyková příručka

Portuguese[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Donbas m

  1. Alternative form of Donbass