Etymology

Eastalgia

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Today it means: Nostalgia for East Germany; Ostalgie Full definition →

German Ostalgie
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The story

  1. German · calque ofOstalgie
  2. English todayEastalgia

Blend of East + nostalgia, a calque of German Ostalgie.

Words from the same roots

GermanOstalgie all →

ostalgia

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