Đông Đức

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 東德, composed of (east) and (Germany).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗɨk̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗɨk̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗɨk̚˦˥]

Proper noun

Đông Đức

  1. (historical, 1949–1990) East Germany (a former Communist country of Central Europe, existing between 1949 and 1990; official name: Cộng hoà Dân chủ Đức (German Democratic Republic))

See also