ostalgia

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noun

Synonym of ostealgia.

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ostealgia
OriginEnglish osteo- ← Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ →
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Meanings

ostalgia1

nounostalgia (usually uncountable, plural ostalgias)

plural ostalgias

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineSynonym of ostealgia.

    Synonyms: ostealgia

ostalgia2

nounostalgia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableGerman nostalgia for the era of East Germany.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of ostealgia.

Similar
ostealgia
Also see
ostealgia

Origin

ostalgia · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ésth₁
  2. Ancient Greekὀστέον (ostéon)
  3. Englishosteo-
  4. Englishostalgia

From osteo- + -algia.

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ostalgia · noun

  1. GermanOstalgie
  2. Englishostalgia

Borrowed from German Ostalgie, a play on Ost (“east”) + Nostalgie (“nostalgia”).

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Translations

French ostalgie
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Cite this entry
APA

ostalgia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ostalgia

MLA

“ostalgia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ostalgia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ostalgia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ostalgia.

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