Meanings
proper noun
alternative Donetz
- One of several rivers in Eastern Europe, including but not limited to
- One of several rivers in Eastern Europe, including but not limited to:
- Seversky Donets River, which flows through Russia and Ukraine into the Don River.
- historicalA governorate of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, named for the River Donets, established in February 1919 and abolished in February 1925.
Origin
- UkrainianДоне́ць
- RussianДоне́ц
- EnglishDonets
Borrowed from Russian Доне́ц (Donéc) and Ukrainian Доне́ць (Donécʹ).
More words from Russian, Ukrainian
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Bulgarian Донец
- Донец (Donec)one of several rivers
Czech Doněc, Donec
- Doněcone of several rivers
- Donecone of several rivers
French Donetz
- Donetzone of several rivers
Hindi दोनेत्स
- दोनेत्स (donets)one of several rivers
Hungarian Donyec
- Donyecone of several rivers
Latvian Doņeckas guberņa
- Doņeckas guberņagovernorate of the Ukrainian SSR (1919–1925)
Lithuanian Donecas
- Donecasone of several rivers
Polish Doniec
- Doniecone of several rivers
Romanian Doneț
- Donețone of several rivers
Russian Доне́цкая губе́рния, Доне́ц
- Доне́цкая губе́рния (Donéckaja gubérnija)governorate of the Ukrainian SSR (1919–1925)
- Доне́ц (Donéc)one of several rivers
Slovak Donec
- Donecone of several rivers
Ukrainian Доне́цька губе́рнія, Доне́ць
- Доне́цька губе́рнія (Donécʹka hubérnija)governorate of the Ukrainian SSR (1919–1925)
- Доне́ць (Donécʹ)one of several rivers
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Cite this entry
APA
Donets. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Donets
MLA
“Donets.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Donets. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Donets,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Donets.
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