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Donbabwe

Donbabwe proper noun: 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.

Proper noun

Donbabwe

  1. (Internet, derogatory, humorous) 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. (Internet, derogatory, humorous) Donbass
    • A similar pattern was reserved for Donbass in the abusive name "Donbabwe" which comprises "Donbass" and "Zimbabwe".2019, Lorella Viola, Andreas Musolff, Migration and Media: Discourses about identities in crisis, →ISBN, Chapter 11, page 285

Origin of Donbabwe

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).

Words formed from Donbabwe

  • Donbabwean

Questions about Donbabwe

What does Donbabwe mean?
Donbabwe means 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.
What part of speech is Donbabwe?
Donbabwe is a proper noun.

Words near Donbabwe in the dictionary

  1. Donavans
  2. donax
  3. donaxes
  4. donaxine
  5. Donayre
  6. Donbabwe
  7. donbak
  8. Donbas
  9. Donbass
  10. Donboli
  11. donburi

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