noun
(formerly) a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of East Germany: replaced by the Deutsche mark in 1990.
Origin:
1945–50; < German: east mark
1945–50; < German: east mark
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Ostmark (ˈɒstˌmɑːk, German ˈɔstmark) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| (formerly) the standard monetary unit of East Germany, divided into 100 pfennigs | |
| [German, literally: east mark] | |
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Ostmark
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