East German
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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The pressures are coming to a head in one of Germany’s primary chemical-industry clusters, centered on the East German city of Leipzig.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
“You can constantly see where the east begins and where the west begins,” says 16-year-old Constantin, who rides into the town of Meiningen on his East German Simson S50 moped.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2024
“You are entering the G.D.R. now,” he yelled with mock anger, referring to the extinct East German state.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2024
By now, he spoke good German and he was posted to the East German city of Dresden in 1985 where he saw first-hand the collapse of a communist state in 1989.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2024
Harry knew he’d passed under the Berlin Wall when he began to hear East German police talking on the street above.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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