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donets

/dɒnˈɛts/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
donets
IPA
/dɒnˈɛts/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of several rivers in Eastern Europe, including but not limited to

name

One of several rivers in Eastern Europe, including but not limited to:

name

A governorate of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, named for the River Donets, established in February 1919 and abolished in February 1925.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Доне́ц (Donéc) and Ukrainian Доне́ць (Donécʹ).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Доне́ц, Доне́ць

Inflected Forms

Donetz (alternative)

Phrases

Donets Basin Donets River Don River

Frequently Paired Words

Don Donbas Donetsk Don River

Questions

How do you pronounce donets?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɒnˈɛts/.
What does donets mean?
One of several rivers in Eastern Europe, including but not limited to
Where does donets come from?
It is traced to Russian.

How to pronounce donets

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