Donetsk

English

Wikipedia

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 [script needed] ‎(Dānu, “river”). Compare Russian Доне́цк ‎(Donéck), Доне́ц ‎(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: دُونِيتْسْك m ‎(dunitsk), دُونِيتْسْك m ‎(donetsk)
• Armenian: Դոնեցկ ‎(Donecʿk)
• Belarusian: Дане́цк m ‎(Danjéck)
• Bulgarian: Доне́цк m ‎(Donéck)
• Chinese:

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

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

• Korean: 도네치크 ‎(Donechikeu), 도네츠크 ‎(Donecheukeu), 도네쯔크 (ko) ‎(Donejjeukeu)
• Macedonian: До́нецк m ‎(Dóneck)
• Persian: دونتسک ‎(Donetsk)
• Polish: Donieck (pl) m
• Portuguese: Donetsk f
• Russian: Доне́цк (ru) m ‎(Donéck)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Доњецк m

  Roman: Donjeck m

• Slovak: Doneck m
• Slovene: Doneck m
• Spanish: Donetsk (es) m
• Ukrainian: Доне́цьк (uk) m ‎(Donécʹk)

Anagrams

• stonked

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Donetsk f

1. Donetsk (an oblast and separatist state in eastern Ukraine)
2. Donetsk (a city, the regional capital of Donetsk, Ukraine)

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Spanish

Wikipedia ^es

Proper noun

Donetsk ?

1. Donetsk (city)