Meanings
colloquialThe East German mark.
4 more meanings
Noun
the eastern marches, the easternmost territories of a state or empire, especially in a German or Germanic context
die Ostmarken des Deutschen Reichesthe eastern territories of the German Empire
Proper name
historicalthe eastern marches of Franconia in the Middle Ages
historicalan administrative unit comprising parts of Bavaria from 1933 to 1942 and Austria from 1938 to 1942
historicalAustria as part of the Third Reich from 1938 to 1945