Dutch

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Etymology

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Compound of oost +‎ Duitsland.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌoːstˈdœy̯ts.lɑnt/, /ˈoːstˌdœy̯ts.lɑnt/
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  • Hyphenation: Oost-Duits‧land

Proper noun

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Oost-Duitsland n

  1. East Germany, either the DDR or the portion of Germany formerly belonging to the DDR.