Oder-Neisse Line

American  

[oh-der-nahy-suh] / ˈoʊ dərˈnaɪ sə /

noun

1. the boundary between Poland and East Germany after World War II.

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Oder-Neisse Line British  

/ ˈəʊdəˈnaɪsə /

noun

1. the present-day boundary between Germany and Poland along the Rivers Oder and Neisse. Established in 1945, it originally separated the Soviet Zone of Germany from the regions under Polish administration

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Example Sentences

It recognizes existing postwar boundaries, including the Oder-Neisse Line, which forms Poland's western frontier, and brings an end to German claims on territory lost in the war.

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They had come, at Polish Communist invitation and in a Polish Communist plane, to see for themselves the Oder-Neisse Line, which separates Poland and East Germany.

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But which of the major powers in Europe have recognized the Oder-Neisse Line?

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Though other Western European countries recognized the Oder-Neisse Line as Poland's western border, West Germany remained a holdout.

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Last week West German diplomats were in Warsaw for the fifth round of talks about Bonn's recognition of the Oder-Neisse Line as Poland's western border.

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