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Ostblock

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German

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Etymology

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From Ost +‎ Block.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɔstblɔk]
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  • Hyphenation: Ost‧block

Proper noun

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Ostblock m (proper noun, strong, genitive Ostblocks or (less common) Ostblockes)

  1. Eastern Bloc
    Coordinate term: Westblock
    • 2012, Patrick Conley, Der parteiliche Journalist, →ISBN, pages 182–183:
      Entsprechend der allgemeinen politischen Entwicklung, gewinnt die Einbindung der DDR in den Ostblock thematisch an Bedeutung.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

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  • Ostblock” in Duden online
  • Ostblock” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache