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Donetsk

Syllables: Do·netsk/dəˈnɛtsk/

Donetsk proper noun: 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.

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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.

Donetsk meaning in Hindi, Arabic and Persian

Donetsk in Hindi

city
डोनेट्स्क ḍoneṭsk

Donetsk in Arabic

city
دُونِيتْسْك dunitsk

Donetsk in Persian

city
دونتسک donetsk

Synonyms of Donetsk

  • Donetsk City
  • Aleksandrovka
  • Yuzovo
  • Trotsk (1923)
  • Stalin
  • Yuzivka (1941-1943)
  • Donetsk Oblast
  • Donechchyna
  • Stalino Oblast (1938-1941; 1943-1961)
  • Yuzivka Oblast (1941-1943)
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Forms of Donetsk

alternative formDonets'k
alternative formDoneck
alternative formDonec'k

Origin of Donetsk

Borrowed from Ukrainian Доне́цьк (Donécʹk), from Донець (Donecʹ) + -цьк (-cʹk). Compare Russian Доне́цк (Donéck), Доне́ц (Donéc), Дон (Don).

Words formed from Donetsk

Questions about Donetsk

What does Donetsk mean?
Donetsk means 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.
What is Donetsk in Hindi?
Donetsk in Hindi is डोनेट्स्क (ḍoneṭsk). See Donetsk meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Donetsk?
Donetsk is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Donetsk?
Donetsk is pronounced /dəˈnɛtsk/.

Words near Donetsk in the dictionary

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

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