donbas

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Definition of donbas in English English dictionary

An industrial region in eastern Ukraine

Hyphenation

Don·bas

Synonyms

donets basin, donbass

Etymology

() From Ukrainian Донбас (Dónbas), abbreviation of Донецький басейн (Donéc’kyj baséjn, “Donets Basin”), after Донець (Donéc’, “Donets River”) + басейн (baséjn, “basin”). Compare Donbass, from Russian.