ORDLO

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian ОРДЛО́ (ORDLÓ), acronym of окре́мі райо́ни Доне́цької та Луга́нської областе́й (okrémi rajóny Donécʹkoji ta Luhánsʹkoji oblastéj, “separate districts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions”).

Proper noun

ORDLO

1. (politics) The territories of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts in Ukraine.

See also

• Donbas (also used to refer to both separatist enclaves, especially by pro-Russian sources)