Donets

//dɒnˈɛts// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    One of several rivers in Eastern Europe, including but not limited to
  2. 2
    One of several rivers in Eastern Europe, including but not limited to:; Seversky Donets River, which flows through Russia and Ukraine into the Don River.
  3. 3
    A governorate of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, named for the River Donets, established in February 1919 and abolished in February 1925. historical

Example

More examples

"The Donbas, or the Donets Basin, is in the Ukraine, which was once in the USSR."

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Доне́ц (Donéc) and Ukrainian Доне́ць (Donécʹ).

Related phrases

Donets BasinDonets Riverseversky donets

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