Adjective
ostdeutsch
Pronunciation: /ɔstdɔʏ̯t͡ʃ/
eastern German (from or pertaining to eastern Germany or the people, the culture or the dialects of this region)
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Meanings
Adjective
- eastern German (from or pertaining to eastern Germany or the people, the culture or the dialects of this region)
- East German (from or pertaining to East Germany, i.e. the German Democratic Republic)
Example sentence
Meine Großeltern stammen aus einer kleinen ostdeutschen Stadt.
My grandparents come from a small town in eastern Germany.
Usage
- eine ostdeutsche Stadt — a city in eastern Germany
- ostdeutsch im historischen Kontext — can also refer specifically to the former East Germany; context matters
Das Archiv sammelte Fotografien ostdeutscher Städte.
The archive collected photographs of eastern German cities.