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East germany

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germanynounA country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany. Official name: Federal Republic of Germany. Capital and largest city: Berlin.
west germanynoun(historical, 1949–1990) A former country in Central Europe, distinguished from the German Democratic Republic, commonly known as East Germany. Official name: Federal Republic of Germany.
german democratic republicnoun(historical) Official name of East Germany (from 1947 through reunification in 1990): a former country in Central Europe.
deutschlandnoun(rare) Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany).
east berlinnoun(historical, Germany) The Soviet sector of Berlin between 1949 and 1990.
federal republic of germanynoun(1990–today) Official name of Germany: a country in Central Europe, reunified with the former East Germany.
german empirenoun(historical) A former German empire and country that existed between 1871 and 1918. Capital: Berlin.
west berlinnoun(historical, Germany) The American, British and French sectors of Berlin between 1949 and 1990.
eastern blocnoun(geopolitics, historical) The largely Communist countries of the eastern world, usually Eastern Europe and especially in the Cold War era.
eastnounThe direction of the earth's rotation, specifically 90°.
volkspolizeinoun(historical) The national police force of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany).
german reichnoun(historical, strictly) A former German country that existed between 1871 and 1945, de facto ending with World War II. Capital: Berlin.
czechoslovak socialist republicnoun(historical) Official name of Czechoslovakia: a former country in Central Europe; used from 1960 to 1990 when it was a one-party, Marxist-Leninist state; previously, the official name of Czechoslovak Republic was used from 1948 to 1960 under the same form of government.
east prussianoun(historical) A historical province of Prussia and Germany, since WWII divided between Poland and Russia. A small part of the territory is part of Lithuania.
königsbergnoun(historical) The former capital of East Prussia, Germany, now Kaliningrad, Russia.
polish people's republicnoun(historical) Former official name of Poland: a country in Central Europe; used from 1952 to 1989 when it was a one-party, Marxist-Leninist state; officially known as the Republic of Poland from 1947 to 1952, but under the same form of government.
prussianoun(historical) A former duchy, kingdom and (after German unification in 1871) a province of Germany, existing in various forms from 1525 to 1947 in parts of modern Germany, Poland and Russia; it originated from the historical region of Prussia and expanded over time through conquest.
german east africanounA former German colony in East Africa, spread mostly over present-day mainland Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi.
lower saxonynounA state of Germany, in existence since 1946.
greater german reichnoun(informal, historical) The Third Reich since March 12, 1938 (the Anschluss of Austria).

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