Oost-Duitsland

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of oost +‎ Duitsland.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌoːstˈdœy̯ts.lɑnt/, /ˈoːstˌdœy̯ts.lɑnt/

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• Hyphenation: Oost-Duits‧land

Proper noun

Oost-Duitsland n

1. (historical, 1949–1990) East Germany (a former Communist country of Central Europe, existing between 1949 and 1990)
2. (since 1990) East Germany (a geographic region of Germany, consisting of the states formerly part of the Cold War-era East Germany, also known as Eastern Germany)