Donbas

English

Alternative forms

• Donbass

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɒnbæs/, /ˈdɒnbɑːs/, /dɒnˈbɑːs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈdɑːnbɑːs/, /-bæs/, /dʌnˈbæs/, /-ˈbɑːs/

Proper noun

Donbas

1. (usually with definite article) An industrial region in eastern Ukraine.
2. (colloquial, without definite article) The two Russian separatist enclaves, the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic.

Synonyms

(industrial region):

• Donets Basin

 

Related terms

• Don
• Don Cossacks
• Donets
• Donets Basin
• Donetsk
• Donets River
• Don River

 

Translations

an industrial region in eastern Ukraine.

• Arabic: دُونْبَاس‎ f (dōnbās)
• Armenian: Դոնբաս (hy) (Donbas)
• Belarusian: Данба́с m (Danbás)
• Bulgarian: Донба́с m (Donbás)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 頓巴斯／顿巴斯 (zh) (Dùnbāsī)

• Czech: Donbas (cs) m
• Dutch: Donetsbekken n
• French: Donbass (fr) m
• Georgian: დონბასი (donbasi)
• German: Donezbecken (de) n, Donbas m, Donbass m
• Greek: Ντονμπάς (el) n (Donmpás)
• Hebrew: דוֹנְבַּאס‎ (donbás)
• Hungarian: Donbász, Donbassz
• Japanese: ドンバス (Donbasu)
• Korean: 돈바스 (Donbaseu)
• Latvian: Donbass m
• Lithuanian: Donbasas m
• Persian: دونباس‎ (dônbâs)
• Polish: Donbas (pl) m
• Portuguese: Donbass m, Donbas m
• Russian: Донба́сс (ru) m (Donbáss)
• Spanish: Dombás m
• Thai: ดอนบัส (dɔɔn-bàs)
• Turkish: Donbas, Donbass
• Ukrainian: Донба́с m (Donbás)

See also

• ORDLO (referring to the Russian separatist enclaves located there, especially by the Ukrainian government)

Anagrams

• Abdons, Badons, Dabson, bandos

Portuguese

Proper noun

Donbas m

1. Alternative form of Donbass