East German
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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The bases were meant to guard the so-called Fulda Gap, a corridor between the East German border and Frankfurt that was considered a potential path for a Soviet invasion.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
The actor who played the East German assassin on Bond’s tail wasn’t so fortunate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026
He played star Nick Rivers, sucked into an East German plot to reunify Germany.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2025
“Wearing any religious symbols was kind of stigmatized,” Gelbin explained recently in an interview, “as either opposition to, or a diversion from, East German ideology.”
From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2023
Late at night on August 13, 1961, East German police and military units flooded the streets of Berlin's Eastern sector.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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