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East Germans

East Germans is the plural of East German.

Meaning of East German

Noun

East German (plural East Germans)

  1. 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

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Questions about East Germans

What is East Germans the plural of?
East Germans is the plural of East German.

Words near East Germans in the dictionary

  1. East Garston
  2. East Garton
  3. East Geelong
  4. East German
  5. East Germanic
  6. East Germans
  7. East Germantown
  8. East Germany
  9. East Gippsland
  10. East Glacier Park
  11. East Godavari

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