Donetsk

Donetsk

English

Donetsk Oblast

Donetsk Raion

Alternative forms

• Donets'k, Doneck, Donec'k

Etymology

From Ukrainian Доне́цьк (Donécʹk), from Доне́ць (Donécʹ, “the Donets”), diminutive of Дон (Don, “the Don”), from Proto-Scythian *Dānu (“river”). Compare Russian Доне́цк (Donéck), Доне́ц (Donéc), Дон (Don).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dəˈnɛtsk/

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• Hyphenation: Do‧netsk

Proper noun

Donetsk

1. (city and raion) A city, the administrative centre and raion of Donetsk Oblast, in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine, on the Kalmius river.
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. (country) A 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.
4. A town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, on the Donets river.

Synonyms

• (Ukrainian city): Donetsk City (since 1961)
• (historical) (Ukrainian city): Aleksandrovka (before 1869)
• (historical) (Ukrainian city): Yuzovo, Yuzovka, Hughesovka (1869-1923)
• (historical) (Ukrainian city): Trotsk (1923)
• (historical) (Ukrainian city): Stalin, Stalino (1924-1941; 1943-1961)
• (historical) (Ukrainian city): Yuzivka (1941-1943)
• (Ukrainian province): Donetsk Oblast, Donechchyna (since 1961)
• (historical) (Ukrainian province): Stalino Oblast (1938-1941; 1943-1961)
• (historical) (Ukrainian province): Yuzivka Oblast (1941-1943)
• (country): Donetsk People's Republic, DPR, DNR (since 2014)
• (historical) (Russian town): Gundorovka

Derived terms

• Donetsk City
• Donetskian
• Donetsk Oblast
• Donetsk People's Republic
• DPR

 

Related terms

• Don
• Donbas
• Don Cossacks
• Donets
• Donets Basin
• Donets River
• Don River

 

Translations

city

Arabic: دُونِيتْسْك‎ m (dunitsk), دُونِيتْسْك‎ m (donetsk) Armenian: Դոնեցկ (hy) (Donecʿk) Belarusian: Дане́цк m (Danjéck) Bulgarian: Доне́цк m (Donéck) Chinese: Mandarin: 頓涅茨克／顿涅茨克 (zh) (Dùnniècíkè) Czech: Doněck (cs) m Danish: Donetsk Finnish: Donetsk (fi) French: Donetsk (fr) m Georgian: დონეცკი (donecḳi) German: Donezk (de) n Greek: Ντονέτσκ (el) n (Donétsk), Ντονιέσκ (el) n (Doniésk) Hungarian: Doneck Japanese: ドネツク (Donetsuku), ドネツィク (Donetsiku), ドネチク (Donechiku) Korean: 도네츠크 (Donecheukeu), 도네쯔크 (ko) (Donejjeukeu) (North Korea) Lithuanian: Doneckas m Macedonian: Донецк m (Doneck) 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 Turkish: Donetsk Ukrainian: Доне́цьк (uk) m (Donécʹk)

oblast

Belarusian: Дане́цкая во́бласць f (Danjéckaja vóblascʹ) Polish: Obwód doniecki f Russian: Доне́цкая о́бласть (ru) f (Donéckaja óblastʹ) Ukrainian: Доне́цька о́бласть (uk) f (Donécʹka óblastʹ)

See also

• Crimea
• Lugansk
• Luhansk

 

Anagrams

• stonked, tokdens

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Donetsk

1. Donetsk (an oblast and separatist state in eastern Ukraine)
2. Donetsk (a city, the administrative center of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine)

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Spanish

Proper noun

Donetsk ?

1. Donetsk (a city in Ukraine)