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East German

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East Germany Officially German Democratic Republic
A former country of northern Europe on the Baltic Sea. It was formed in 1949 from the zone of Germany occupied by Soviet troops after World War II. It was reunified with West Germany in 1990.
East German adj. & n.
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Noun1.East GermanEast German - a native or inhabitant of the former republic of East Germany
East Germany, German Democratic Republic - a republic in north central Europe on the Baltic; established by the Soviet Union in 1954; reunified with West Germany in 1990
German - a person of German nationality
Adj.1.East German - relating to or characteristic of East Germany; "East German spies"
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It reached its vulgar crescendo when the former East German figure skater--and former Stasi asset--Katarina Witt, clad in the powder blue uniform of the Young Pioneers, hosted The GDR Show, an airbrushed walk through the East's recent past.
Red Elvis: the strange tale of the Soviets' favorite rock 'n' roll ... by Moynihan, Michael C. / Reason
Upholding a discriminatory institution bothered both of us," said Maassarani, an attorney with a nongovernmental organization, whose German father was forbidden by the East German government to marry his Lebanese mother.
A wedding-day protest by Kuhr, Fred / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
After the war, popular sentiment contrived to discourage the East German Communist authorities from clearing away the Frauenkirche's ruins and its blackened stones lay untouched for decades.
Delight by Slessor, Catherine / The Architectural Review
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