Ostblock

German

Etymology

From Ost +‎ Block.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɔstblɔk]
  • Audio(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.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading
  • “Ostblock” in Duden online
  • “Ostblock” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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