Donets

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/daˈnjɛts/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(də nets′; Russ. du nyets′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Do•nets  (də nets′; Russ. du nyets′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa river rising in the SW Russian Federation near Belgorod, flowing SE through Ukraine to the Don River. ab. 650 mi. (1045 km) long.
  2. Place NamesAlso called Donets′ Ba′sin. an area S of this river, in E Ukraine: coal mining region and industrial area. 9650 sq. mi. (24,995 sq. km).

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Donets / daˈnjɛts/
  1. a river rising in SW Russia, in the Kursk steppe and flowing southeast, through Ukraine, to the Don River. Length: about 1078 km (670 miles)
'Donets' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Donbas - Donets Basin - Donetsk - Kramatorsk - Lisichansk - Lugansk - Shakhty

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