Donbas

//ˈdɒnbæs// name, slang

name, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An industrial region in eastern Ukraine. usually
  2. 2
    The two Russian separatist enclaves, the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic. colloquial

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donets basindonets basin

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"Russians have made significant gains in Donbas."

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.

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