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East German
  1. of or relating to the former republic of East Germany or its inhabitants
  1. a native or inhabitant of the former East Germany
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
East′ Ger′many, 
  1. Place Namesa former country in central Europe: created in 1949 from the Soviet zone of occupied Germany established in 1945: reunited with West Germany in 1990. 16,340,000;
    41,827 sq. mi. (108,333 sq. km.). Cap.: East Berlin. Official name, German Democratic Republic. Cf. Germany. 
East′ Ger′man. 

'East German' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Berlin - East Berlin - East Germanic - Fuchs - Honecker - Ulbricht

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