Donbas en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /-bæs/ (US)
- /dɒnˈbɑːs/
- /ˈdɒnbæs/
- /ˈdɑːnbɑːs/ (US)
- /-ˈbɑːs/ (US)
- /ˈdɒnbɑːs/
- /dʌnˈbæs/ (US)
Etymology
From Ukrainian Донба́с (Donbás), abbreviation of Доне́цький басе́йн (Donécʹkyj baséjn, “Donets Basin”), after Доне́ць (Donécʹ, “Donets River”) + басе́йн (baséjn, “basin”). Compare Donbass, from Russian.
Meanings
- (usually, with a definite article) An industrial region in eastern Ukraine.
- (colloquial, without a definite article) The two Russian separatist enclaves, the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donbass | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Donetsk · ORDLO · Don River · Donets · Don · Donets River · Donets Basin · Don Cossacks
Synonyms
Translations (31)
nl Donetsbekken (an industrial region in eastern Ukraine.) · tr Donbass (an industrial region in eastern Ukraine.) · uk Донба́с (an industrial region in eastern Ukraine.) · es Dombás (an industrial region in eastern Ukraine.) · bg Донба́с (an industrial region in eastern Ukraine.) · tr Donbas (an industrial region in eastern Ukraine.) · pt Donbass (an industrial region in eastern Ukraine.) · el Ντονμπάς (an industrial region in eastern Ukraine.) · pt Donbas (an industrial region in eastern Ukraine.) · hu Donbász (an industrial region in eastern Ukraine.) · ja ドンバス (an industrial region in eastern Ukraine.) · th ดอนบัส (an industrial region in eastern Ukraine.) · cmn 頓巴斯 /顿巴斯 (an industrial region in eastern Ukraine.) · he דוֹנְבַּאס (an industrial region in eastern Ukraine.) · be Данба́с (an industrial region in eastern Ukraine.) · lv Donbass (an industrial region in eastern Ukraine.) · fr Donbass (an industrial region in eastern Ukraine.) · de Donbass (an industrial region in eastern Ukraine.) · ka დონბასი (an industrial region in eastern Ukraine.) · de Donezbecken (an industrial region in eastern Ukraine.) · cs Donbas (an industrial region in eastern Ukraine.) · hy Դոնբաս (an industrial region in eastern Ukraine.) · pl Donbas (an industrial region in eastern Ukraine.) · de Donbas (an industrial region in eastern Ukraine.) · ko 돈바스 (an industrial region in eastern Ukraine.) · ar دُونْبَاس (an industrial region in eastern Ukraine.) · lt Donbasas (an industrial region in eastern Ukraine.) · fa دونباس (an industrial region in eastern Ukraine.) · hu Donbassz (an industrial region in eastern Ukraine.) · mr डोनबास (an industrial region in eastern Ukraine.) · ru Донба́сс (an industrial region in eastern Ukraine.)