ostmark

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noun

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

OriginGerman Ostmark →
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Meanings

nounostmark (plural ostmarks)

plural ostmarks

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

Origin

  1. GermanOstmark
  2. GermanOstmark
  3. Englishostmark

Borrowed from German Ostmark.

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Translations

Danish østmark, DDR-mark
  • østmarkcurrency
  • DDR-markcurrency
Finnish Itä-Saksan markka, itämarkka
  • Itä-Saksan markkacurrency
  • itämarkkacurrency
German Ostmark
  • Ostmarkcurrency
Polish marka
  • markacurrency
Romanian marcă est-germană
  • marcă est-germanăcurrency
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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