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Ostdeutschland
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German
thumb|right|Locator Map of East Germany
Etymology
de :af Ost<t:east> Deutschland<t:Germany>
de Ost Deutschland east Germany.
Pronunciation
de De-Ostdeutschland.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
de proper noun n
de also historical de Eastern Germany geographic region of eastern c/Germany especially the territories east of the Elbe or (formerly) Oder
de also historical de East Germany Q16957 1
Usage notes
While geographically not completely accurate (great parts of West Germany were located further east than parts of East Germany), this term is frequently used in German, as is “East Germany” in English, to refer to the German Democratic Republic or its former territories. The equivalent is also true, but to a lesser degree, for the coordinate de Westdeutschland; see there.
Related terms
de Mitteldeutschland
de Ostdeutscher
de Osten
de Ossi
de Deutschland
See also
de DDR
de Zone