Phrase guide

Deutsche Mark

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdɔɪt͡ʃmɑːk/
  • General-American: /ˈdɔɪt͡ʃmɑɹk/
  • rhymes with -ɔɪt͡ʃmɑː(ɹ)k

1

noun

Meaning 1

The former currency unit of Germany (now replaced by the euro), abbreviated as DM or DEM.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, numismatics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

formerly the basic unit of money in Germany

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mark, German mark, Deutschmark

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: German monetary unit

History

Etymology

Borrowed from German Deutsche Mark.

Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَارْك أَلْمَانِيّ (mārk ʔalmāniyy) — former currency unit of Germany
  • Bulgarian: герма́нска ма́рка (germánska márka) — former currency unit of Germany
  • Bulgarian: не́мска ма́рка (némska márka) — former currency unit of Germany
  • Chinese Mandarin: 德国马克 (Déguó mǎkè) — former currency unit of Germany
  • Danish: D-mark — former currency unit of Germany
  • Danish: tyske mark — former currency unit of Germany
  • Dutch: Duitse mark — former currency unit of Germany
  • Dutch: D-mark — former currency unit of Germany
  • Finnish: saksanmarkka — former currency unit of Germany
  • Finnish: Saksan markka — former currency unit of Germany
  • Finnish: D-markka — former currency unit of Germany
  • French: mark allemand — former currency unit of Germany
  • French: Deutsche Mark — former currency unit of Germany
  • French: deutschemark — former currency unit of Germany
  • German: Deutsche Mark — former currency unit of Germany
  • German: D-Mark — former currency unit of Germany
  • Greek: μάρκο (márko) — former currency unit of Germany
  • Hebrew: מרק גרמני — former currency unit of Germany
  • Hindi: डच मार्क (ḍac mārk) — former currency unit of Germany
  • Japanese: ドイツマルク (Doitsu-maruku) — former currency unit of Germany
  • Korean: 독일 마르크 (Dogil mareukeu) — former currency unit of Germany
  • Macedonian: германска марка (germanska marka) — former currency unit of Germany
  • Marathi: डॉइच मार्क (ḍŏic mārka) — former currency unit of Germany
  • Polish: marka — former currency unit of Germany
  • Portuguese: marco alemão — former currency unit of Germany
  • Russian: неме́цкая ма́рка (neméckaja márka) — former currency unit of Germany
  • Russian: дойчма́рка (dojčmárka) — former currency unit of Germany
  • Russian: до́йчмарк (dójčmark) — former currency unit of Germany
  • Russian: дойчма́рк (dojčmárk) — former currency unit of Germany
  • Slovene: Nemška marka — former currency unit of Germany
  • Spanish: marco alemán — former currency unit of Germany
  • Swedish: D-mark — former currency unit of Germany
  • Thai: มาร์กเยอรมัน (mâak yer-rá-man) — former currency unit of Germany