Definition of east germany in English English dictionary
A former country of Europe between 1949 and 1990, officially called the German Democratic Republic (GDR), capital East Berlin
former country in central Europe which was created by the Russian occupation of Germany in 1945 (reunited with West Germany in 1990)
A former country of northern Europe on the Baltic Sea. It was formed in 1949 from the zone of Germany occupied by Soviet troops after World War II. It was reunified with West Germany in 1990.East German adj. & n. a former country in northeast Europe, which in 1990 joined again with West Germany (the Federal Republic of Germany) to become Germany German. officially German Democratic Republic Former republic (1945-90), north-central Europe. It is now the eastern portion of the Federal Republic of Germany. In 1945 occupied Germany was divided into U.S., British, French, and Soviet zones. In 1949 the U.S., British, and French zones were combined as West Germany, while the Soviet zone became a communist state as East Germany. Declared a sovereign country in 1955, it became a founding member of the Warsaw Pact. The regimes of Walter Ulbricht and later Erich Honecker were harshly repressive. The Berlin Wall was constructed at the border of the divided city of Berlin in 1961 to stem the flight of East German citizens to the West. The communist government was dismantled in 1989-90, and the country adopted the constitution and name of Germany when the states were united in October 1990
a republic in north central Europe on the Baltic; established by the Soviet Union in 1954; reunified with West Germany in 1990