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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