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Donetsk

Donetsk

5 7.2
A large industrial city in eastern Ukraine
  • proper noun
  • /dəˈnɛtsk/
translation icon : Donetsk
  • The Ukrainian government has struggled to maintain order and security in Donetsk, a city known for its industrial output.

That's like, would you want to fly a helicopter over you over Donetsk right now?

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Examples

  • An economics graduate of Donetsk University in Ukraine, Santiago is bringing financial stability and transparency to a country long known for neither.

    Academic text (2010)

  • After the start of the conflict in the Donbas, Kiev definitely refused to buy Donetsk coal and decided to replace it with imported coal from the USA and South Africa.

    Revealing Ukraine (2019)

  • In September of 2004, I attended a conference on economic development in the Donetsk region of Ukraine.

    Blog text (26)

  • You know, I used to travel very often; have been to Donetsk and Luhansk.

    Revealing Ukraine (2019)

  • "Miners in Donetsk yesterday demanded the resignation of the government and the removal of the Party, and announced the start of a new strike."

    Fiction book (1992)

  • This preventive intervention, based on the Indigenous Leader Outreach Model, was implemented in Kiev, Odessa, and Donetsk.

    Academic text (2011)

  • HIV prevalence at baseline ranged from 20% (Donetsk) to 65% (Nikolayev).

    Academic text (2011)

  • The 21-year-old MVila sprained his right ankle eight days ago against Serbia, but may have an outside chance of making the bench for Monday's Group D match in Donetsk.

    Blog text (12)

  • Important cities served through this airport are Volgograd, Yerevan, Kiev, Lvov, Odessa, Rostov, Tbilisi, and Donetsk.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Many businesses have been affected by the ongoing conflict in Donetsk, impacting the local economy significantly.

Synonyms

Stalino
vsDonetsk
9.9

Former name of the industrial city now called Donetsk in eastern Ukraine

is the modern official name replacing the earlier form

Surface Forms

Donetsk main

Etymology

Donetsk comes from the Donets River, and the ending -sk is a Slavic form meaning 'place of' or 'town'. So Donetsk literally means the 'town by the Donets', which explains the city's name in the Donets Basin.