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

Kohl confirmed the Oder-Neisse line and formally gave up any possibility of such claims in 1990.

From BusinessWeek

As Germany reunified, Poland feared Kohl wouldn’t recognize the Oder-Neisse Line -- the post-war border between Germany and Poland -- and that Germany might make claims on its former territories now part of Poland, including Silesia, Pomerania and East Prussia.

From BusinessWeek

The danger exists because the European detente is shakily built on a series of tentative treaties and agreements that are linked together like pieces in an intricate jigsaw puzzle: > The central pieces are the 1970 treaties of Moscow and Warsaw, which recognized the Oder-Neisse line as Poland's western border and ruled out the use of force in any future disputes between West Germany, Poland and Russia.

From Time Magazine Archive

Coming to the White House, Adenauer had only vague ideas about what subjects could be negotiated with the Russians, but some very firm thoughts about what ought not to be discussed with them: recognition of East Germany, confirmation of the Oder-Neisse line as the boundary between Poland and Germany, establishment of Central Europe as a neutral zone.

From Time Magazine Archive

To win final international acceptance of the Oder-Neisse line has become a ruling obsession of Polish foreign policy.

From Time Magazine Archive