Ostblock

Ostblock

German

Etymology

    From Ost +‎ Block.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈɔstblɔk]
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: Ost‧block

    Proper noun

    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.
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    Further reading

    • “Ostblock” in Duden online
    • “Ostblock”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
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