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ostmark

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The currency unit of the former German Democratic Republic (aka GDR, DDR, East Germany) until 1990, abbreviated DDM.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from German Ostmark.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: østmark — currency
  • Danish: DDR-mark — currency
  • Finnish: Itä-Saksan markka — currency
  • Finnish: itämarkka — currency
  • German: Ostmark — currency
  • Polish: marka — currency
  • Romanian: marcă est-germană — currency