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East Berliner

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noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of the former East Berlin

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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That was my first encounter with an East Berliner, and with her words she tore away something inside me that continues to define my life today.

From The Guardian • Nov. 3, 2019

But in the spring I met the former East Berliner who would become my wife, and I began to establish roots in the city.

From New York Times • May 12, 2016

On the other hand, one could argue – non-ironically – that taking a Trabant tour does give you Berlin from the exact perspective of a pre-1989 East Berliner.

From Forbes • Dec. 16, 2014

"None of this is perfect," said Schaller, the former East Berliner, as he gazed at the lighted wall of balloons.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2014

A young East Berliner who wanted to become a commercial fisherman wound up being trained as a toolmaker.

From Time Magazine Archive

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