Donetsk

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Alternative forms

• Donets’k, Doneck, Donec’k

Etymology

From Ukrainian Донецьк (Donéc’k), from Донець (Donéc’, “Donets River”), diminutive of Дон (Don, “Don River”), from Scythian  (Dānu, “river”). Compare Russian Донецк (Doneck), Донец (Donéc), Дон (Don).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Don‧etsk

Proper noun

Donetsk

1. A city on the Kalmius river in the Donbas region of Ukraine, administrative centre of Donetsk province.
2. Donetsk province (oblast), in eastern Ukraine.
3. A town on the Donets river in Russia.

Synonyms

• (Ukrainian city): Stalino (historical)
• (Ukrainian city): Trotsk (historical)
• (Ukrainian city): Yuzivka, Yuzovka (historical)
• (province): Donetsk Oblast
• (province): Stalino Oblast, Voroshilovhrad Oblast (historical)
• (Russian town): Gundorovka (historical)

Related terms

• Don River
• Don Cossacks

Translations

city

• Arabic: دونيتسك (ar) (dunitsk, donetsk) m
• Armenian: Դոնեցկ (hy) (Donec’k) 
• Belarusian: Данецк (be) (Danéck) m 
• Bulgarian: Донецк (bg) (Donéck) m 
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 頓涅茨克 (cmn), 顿涅茨克 (cmn) (Dùnniècíkè)

• Czech: Doněck (cs) m
• French: Donetsk (fr) m
• Georgian: დონეცკი (ka) (donec'ki) 
• German: Donezk (de) n
• Hungarian: Doneck (hu)
• Japanese: ドネツク (ja) (Donetsuku), ドネツィク (ja) (Donetsiku), ドネチク (ja) (Donechiku)

• Korean: 도네치크 (ko) (Donechikeu), 도네츠크 (ko) (Donecheukeu), 도네쯔크 (ko) (Donejjeukeu)
• Macedonian: Донецк (mk) (Doneck) m
• Polish: Donieck (pl) m
• Russian: Донецк (ru) (Donéck) m 
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Доњецк (sh) m

  Roman: Donjeck (sh) m

• Slovak: Doneck (sk) m
• Slovene: Doneck (sl) m
• Spanish: Donetsk (es) m
• Ukrainian: Донецьк (uk) (Donéc’k) m 

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