noun donetsk a city in E Ukraine, in the Donets Basin. 1
noun donetsk a city in E Ukraine: the chief industrial centre of the Donbass; first ironworks founded by a Welshman, John Hughes (1872), after whom the town was named Yuzovka (Hughesovka). Pop: 992 000 (2005 est) 0
noun donetsk city in SE Ukraine, in the Donets Basin: pop. 1,121,000 0
