Đông Đức
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 東德, composed of 東 (“east”) and 德 (“Germany”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗɨk̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗɨk̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗɨk̚˦˥]
Proper noun
- (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”))