East German
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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The former coal-mining region was a cradle of Europe’s chemical industry in the 19th century thanks to big local coal mines, later becoming central to East German industry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025
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
“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
Little did we know what awaited us when we piled into our red VW Beetle on a snowy day and drove to the East German border.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2023
That same month, Erich Honecker, the iron-fisted East German leader, was removed by the communist leadership.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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