East German
/ˈiːst ˈdʒɜː(ɹ)mən/
East German adjective: of, from, or pertaining to East Germany, its people, or its culture.
Adjective
East German (not comparable)
- Of, from, or pertaining to East Germany, its people, or its culture.
Noun
East German (plural East Germans)
- An East German person; one who comes from or lives in East Germany.
- After 1945 West Germans wisely shunned the word. The East Germans were less inhibited: it was now the West German media that became the capitalist and fascist Lügenpresse.2016 November 24, “America’s alt-right learns to speak Nazi: “Lügenpresse””, in The Economist, archived from the original on 18 Nov 2020
Forms of East German
| plural | East Germans |
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Words formed from East German
- the East German judge
Questions about East German
- What does East German mean?
- East German means of, from, or pertaining to East Germany, its people, or its culture.
- What part of speech is East German?
- East German can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce East German?
- East German is pronounced /ˈiːst ˈdʒɜː(ɹ)mən/.
Words near East German in the dictionary
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