# die Ostmark

die Ostmark is a German noun meaning “The East German mark.”. Forms: der Ostmark, die Ostmark.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Ostmark
- Plural: die Ostmark

## Noun

1. _colloquial_ The East German mark.

## Noun

1. the eastern marches, the easternmost territories of a state or empire, especially in a German or Germanic context
   - die Ostmarken des Deutschen Reiches — the eastern territories of the German Empire

## Proper name

1. _historical_ the eastern marches of Franconia in the Middle Ages
2. _historical_ an administrative unit comprising parts of Bavaria from 1933 to 1942 and Austria from 1938 to 1942
3. _historical_ Austria as part of the Third Reich from 1938 to 1945

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