동독

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 東獨, from 東 (“east”) + 獨 (“Germany”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Dongdok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Dongdog
McCune–Reischauer?Tongdok
Yale Romanization?tongtok

Proper noun

동독 • (Dongdok) (hanja 東獨)

  1. (historical, 1949–1990) East Germany (a former Communist country of Central Europe, existing between 1949 and 1990)
    Coordinate term: 서독(西獨) (seodok)

See also

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