Donbas

Pronunciation: /ˈdɒnbæs/

The English word “Donbas” has 2 meanings listed here.

proper noun

An industrial region in eastern Ukraine.
The two Russian separatist enclaves, the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic.

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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