Meanings
- A Russian-backed, partially-recognized secessionist state proclaimed in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on 7 April 2014. It was later unilaterally annexed by Russia on 30 September 2022.
The Defense Ministry of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic will guarantee the safety of the Malaysian criminologists scheduled to work at the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash site.
2015 April 10th, Interfax-Ukraine, “Russian-supported militants guarantee safety of Malaysian criminologists at Boeing crash site” in the Kyiv Post2 more examples
Ukraine appears to be heading towards another crisis. Protests in the eastern cities of Kharkiv, Luhansk and Donetsk have turned violent and pro-Russian protesters occupied government buildings, calling for a referendum on independence. In Donetsk, in an eerie echo of events in Crimea, separatists went one step further and have now proclaimed their own independent Donetsk People’s Republic and asked Russia for support.
2014 April 7, Stefan Wolff, Tatyana Malyarenko, “Ukraine veers closer to collapse as activists in Donetsk proclaim ‘people’s republic’”, in The ConversationMeanwhile, members of parliament in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic in eastern Ukraine passed a resolution on Friday saying the territory was the legitimate successor to the Donetsk–Krivoy Rog Republic, a short-lived independent territory founded in 1918 by a close associate of Joseph Stalin.
2015 February 7, Tom Parfitt, “Ukraine crisis: No breakthrough in talks between Hollande, Merkel and Putin”, in The Daily TelegraphSynonyms: DPR
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA Russian-backed, partially-recognized secessionist state proclaimed in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on 7 April 2014. It was later unilaterally annexed by Russia on 30 September 2022.
Origin
- UkrainianДонецька народна республіка
- RussianДоне́цкая Наро́дная Респу́блика
- EnglishDonetsk People's Republic
Calque of Russian Доне́цкая Наро́дная Респу́блика (Donéckaja Naródnaja Respúblika) and/or Ukrainian Донецька народна республіка (Donecʹka narodna respublika).
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Afrikaans Volksrepubliek Donetsk
- Volksrepubliek Donetsksecessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Arabic جُمْهُورِيَّة دُونِيتْسْك الشَّعْبِيَّة
- جُمْهُورِيَّة دُونِيتْسْك الشَّعْبِيَّة (jumhūriyyat donetsk aš-šaʕbiyya)secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Basque Donetskeko Herri Errepublika
- Donetskeko Herri Errepublikasecessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Bengali গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী দোনেৎস্ক
- গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী দোনেৎস্ক (gonoprojatontri dōnetsko)secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Catalan República Popular de Donetsk
- República Popular de Donetsksecessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Chinese Mandarin 頓涅茨克人民共和國 /顿涅茨克人民共和国
- 頓涅茨克人民共和國 /顿涅茨克人民共和国 (Dùnniècíkè Rénmín Gònghéguó)secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Czech Doněcká lidová republika
- Doněcká lidová republikasecessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Danish Folkerepublikken Donetsk
- Folkerepublikken Donetsksecessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Dutch Volksrepubliek Donetsk
- Volksrepubliek Donetsksecessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Esperanto Popola Respubliko de Donecko
- Popola Respubliko de Doneckosecessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Estonian Donetski Rahvavabariik
- Donetski Rahvavabariiksecessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Finnish Donetskin kansantasavalta
- Donetskin kansantasavaltasecessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
French République populaire de Donetsk
- République populaire de Donetsksecessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
German Volksrepublik Donezk
- Volksrepublik Donezksecessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Greek Λαϊκή Δημοκρατία του Ντονέτσκ
- Λαϊκή Δημοκρατία του Ντονέτσκ (Laïkí Dimokratía tou Ntonétsk)secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Hebrew הרפובליקה העממית של דונצק
- הרפובליקה העממית של דונצקsecessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Hindi डोनेट्स्क पीपुल्स रिपब्लिक
- डोनेट्स्क पीपुल्स रिपब्लिक (ḍoneṭsk pīpuls ripablik)secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Hungarian Donyecki Népköztársaság
- Donyecki Népköztársaságsecessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Icelandic Alþýðulýðveldið Donetsk
- Alþýðulýðveldið Donetsksecessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Indonesian Republik Rakyat Donetsk
- Republik Rakyat Donetsksecessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Italian Repubblica Popolare di Doneck
- Repubblica Popolare di Donecksecessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Japanese ドネツク人民共和国
- ドネツク人民共和国 (Donetsuku jinmin kyōwakoku)secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Korean 도네츠크 인민공화국
- 도네츠크 인민공화국 (donecheukeu inmin'gonghwaguk)secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Lithuanian Donecko Liaudies Respublika
- Donecko Liaudies Respublikasecessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Malay Republik Rakyat Donetsk
- Republik Rakyat Donetsksecessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Norwegian Folkerepublikken Donetsk
- Folkerepublikken Donetsksecessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Persian جمهوری خلق دونتسک
- جمهوری خلق دونتسکsecessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Polish Doniecka Republika Ludowa
- Doniecka Republika Ludowasecessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Portuguese República Popular de Donetsk
- República Popular de Donetsksecessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Punjabi دونیتسک عوامی لوکراج
- دونیتسک عوامی لوکراج (donetsk ʻoāmī lokrāj)secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Romanian Republica Populară Donețk
- Republica Populară Donețksecessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Russian Доне́цкая Наро́дная Респу́блика
- Доне́цкая Наро́дная Респу́блика (Donéckaja Naródnaja Respúblika)secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Slovak Donecká ľudová republika
- Donecká ľudová republikasecessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Spanish República Popular de Donetsk
- República Popular de Donetsksecessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Swedish Folkrepubliken Donetsk
- Folkrepubliken Donetsksecessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Tamil தனியெத்சுக் மக்கள் குடியரசு
- தனியெத்சுக் மக்கள் குடியரசு (taṉiyetcuk makkaḷ kuṭiyaracu)secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Thai สาธารณรัฐประชาชนดอแนตสก์
- สาธารณรัฐประชาชนดอแนตสก์secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Turkish Donetsk Halk Cumhuriyeti
- Donetsk Halk Cumhuriyetisecessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Ukrainian Доне́цька Наро́дна Респу́бліка
- Доне́цька Наро́дна Респу́бліка (Donécʹka Naródna Respúblika)secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Urdu دونیتسک عوامی جمہوریہ
- دونیتسک عوامی جمہوریہsecessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Vietnamese Cộng hòa Nhân dân Donetsk
- Cộng hòa Nhân dân Donetsksecessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Welsh Gweriniaeth Pobl Donetsk
- Gweriniaeth Pobl Donetsksecessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Yiddish דאנעצקער מענטשנ׳ס רעפובליק
- דאנעצקער מענטשנ׳ס רעפובליק (danetsker mentshn's refublik)secessionist state in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Cite this entry
Donetsk People's Republic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Donetsk%20People's%20Republic
“Donetsk People's Republic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Donetsk%20People's%20Republic. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Donetsk People's Republic,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Donetsk%20People's%20Republic.
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