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Donetsk in a sentence

Donetsk meaning

  1. A city, a municipal and regional administrative centre, an as well as, a raion of Donetsk Oblast in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine, on the Kalmius river.
  2. An oblast in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine. Seat: Kramatorsk; former seat: Donetsk (prior to the Donbas War, where Russia occupied and set up puppet countries)
  3. A self-declared country in Donetsk Oblast in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine. Seat: Donetsk; occupying 1/3 of the province, but claiming all the province, before the Russian invasion of all of Ukraine in 2022.

Synonyms of Donetsk

donetske stalino city metropolis urban center

Related words

Other words often associated with Donetsk or its synonyms:

municipality

Using Donetsk

  • The main meaning on this page is: A city, a municipal and regional administrative centre, an as well as, a raion of Donetsk Oblast in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine, on the Kalmius river. | An oblast in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine. Seat: Kramatorsk; former seat: Donetsk (prior to the Donbas War, where Russia occupied and set up puppet countries) | A self-declared country in Donetsk Oblast in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine. Seat: Donetsk; occupying 1/3 of the province, but claiming all the province, before the Russian invasion of all of Ukraine in 2022.
  • Useful related words include: donetske, stalino, city, metropolis.
  • In the example corpus, donetsk often appears in combinations such as: donetsk region, the donetsk, in donetsk.

Context around Donetsk

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 8 middle, 10 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

kostiantynivka 1× sloviansk 1× oblast 1× bakhmut 1× regions 1×

Often after:

region 10× oblast 3× province 1× luhansk 1× oblasts 1× regions 1×

Sentence patterns with Donetsk

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

in the donetsk region ukraine 3× area of donetsk 1× capital of donetsk had a 1× donetsk and luhansk 1× donetsk oblast donetsk oblast governor 1× dorset to donetsk 1× from the donetsk region have 1× from where donetsk is shelled 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a ukrainian soldier 3× a local resident 1× a photographer working 1× a ukrainian service 1× aerial view of 1× another aims south 1×

Common sentence endings:

and donetsk regions 1× and gypsum mines 1× april 25 2023 1× area of donetsk 1× cluster bomb attack 1× donetsk is shelled 1×

Words around Donetsk

Just before it in the word index:

donets 4 donestk 2 dones 10 doners 2 doneraile 2 doner 16

Just after it in the word index:

donetta 2 doney 2 dong 177 donga 9 dongadilling 2 dongallo 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

abstraction 229 accomplice 229 ang 229 angie 229 armistice 229 ascending 229

Corpus analysis for Donetsk

  • In this selection, "donetsk" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, kostiantynivka, sloviansk, oblast, region, oblast and province stand out and add context to how "donetsk" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include in the donetsk region ukraine and area of donetsk. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "donetsk" sits close to words such as abstraction, accomplice and ang, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with donetsk

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Donetsk and Luhansk regions make up the Donbas. (8 words)

Another aims south and south-east from Vuhledar in Donetsk province. (11 words)

Aerial view of heavily damaged buildings of Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine on Wednesday. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

During his three weeks in Ukraine, Max painted 15 portraits - which will be shown at The Fine Art Commissions Gallery between October 10 and 21. All funds raised through the exhibition go directly to the volunteer initiative Dorset to Donetsk. (40 words)

Col. Martin Vendla, deputy commander of the EDF Headquarters, said that Russian forces have taken the initiative in Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts in Ukraine, and it is not out of the question they will take Avdiivka. (36 words)

Bakhmut, located about 34 miles north of the Russian-held regional capital of Donetsk, had a prewar population of 80,000 and was an important industrial centre, surrounded by salt and gypsum mines. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

Internally displaced people from the Donetsk region have lunch at a temporary shelter, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine on Nov 13, 2023.

Russian attacks on April 16 killed four people in Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, Donetsk Oblast Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko reported.

The map highlights the city of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, a short distance from the Russian-controlled area of Donetsk.

Aerial view of heavily damaged buildings of Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine on Wednesday.

A local resident rides a bike in Avdiivka, the site of the heaviest battles with Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 25, 2023.

Another aims south and south-east from Vuhledar in Donetsk province.

A photographer working for German newspaper Deutsche Welle in Donetsk was reportedly wounded in a Russian cluster bomb attack.

As Gagin specified on his part, control of the town will enable Russian forces to halt the supply of the Ukrainian army with ammunition in Maryinka from where Donetsk is shelled.

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A Ukrainian service member sits inside an armoured vehicle stuck near the frontline town of Bakhmut, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Monday.

A Ukrainian soldier from the Aidar battalion heads to an artillery position in Donetsk oblast.

A Ukrainian soldier moves between positions at an undisclosed location in the Donetsk region.

A Ukrainian soldier sits in a trench at the frontline near Bakhmut in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Monday, May 22, 2023.

Bakhmut, located about 34 miles north of the Russian-held regional capital of Donetsk, had a prewar population of 80,000 and was an important industrial centre, surrounded by salt and gypsum mines.

By unlucky timing, Navalny’s column was published on Sept. 30, 2022 — the day that Putin delivered a speech declaring his intention to annex four Ukrainian regions: Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.

Col. Martin Vendla, deputy commander of the EDF Headquarters, said that Russian forces have taken the initiative in Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts in Ukraine, and it is not out of the question they will take Avdiivka.

Denis Pushilin, the Russian-installed leader of the part of Donetsk region under Moscow's control, said on Tuesday that Russian forces were still moving forward in Bakhmut despite fierce Ukrainian resistance.

Despite heavy 24-hour shelling, nearly 1,300 residents remain in Avdiivka, according to the National Police in Donetsk region.

Donetsk and Luhansk regions make up the Donbas.

During his three weeks in Ukraine, Max painted 15 portraits - which will be shown at The Fine Art Commissions Gallery between October 10 and 21. All funds raised through the exhibition go directly to the volunteer initiative Dorset to Donetsk.

Earlier, authorities said Russian shelling over the previous 24 hours killed at least five people and hurt another 19 across Ukraine’s Kherson and Donetsk regions.

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Common combinations with donetsk

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "donetsk" in a sentence?
An example: "Internally displaced people from the Donetsk region have lunch at a temporary shelter, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine on Nov 13, 2023." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "donetsk" from authentic English texts.
What does "donetsk" mean?
Donetsk means: A city, a municipal and regional administrative centre, an as well as, a raion of Donetsk Oblast in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine, on the Kalmius river.
What are synonyms of "donetsk"?
Common synonyms of "donetsk" include: donetske, stalino, city, metropolis, urban center.
How many example sentences with "donetsk" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "donetsk", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.