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Donets'k

Donets'k is the alternative form of Donetsk.

Meaning of Donetsk

Proper noun

Donetsk

  1. (city and raion) A city, a municipal and regional administrative centre, an as well as, a raion of Donetsk Oblast in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine, on the Kalmius river.
    Synonyms:
    Donetsk City, Aleksandrovka, Yuzovo, Trotsk (1923), Stalin, Yuzivka (1941-1943)
  2. (province) An oblast in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine. Seat: Kramatorsk; former seat: Donetsk (prior to the Donbas War, where Russia occupied and set up puppet countries)
  3. A self-declared country in Donetsk Oblast in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine. Seat: Donetsk; occupying 1/3 of the province, but claiming all the province, before the Russian invasion of all of Ukraine in 2022.
    Synonyms:
    Donetsk Oblast, Donechchyna, Stalino Oblast (1938-1941; 1943-1961), Yuzivka Oblast (1941-1943), Gundorovka
  4. A town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, on the Donets river.

Questions about Donets'k

What is Donets'k the alternative form of?
Donets'k is the alternative form of Donetsk.

Words near Donets'k in the dictionary

  1. donesses
  2. donetidine
  3. Donets
  4. Donets Basin
  5. Donets River
  6. Donets'k
  7. Donetsk
  8. Donetsk People's Republic
  9. doney
  10. doneys
  11. donezepil

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