n. A former unit of currency in East Germany worth 100 pfennigs. [German : Ost, east (from Middle High German ōst, ōsten, from Old High German ōstan; see aus- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots) + Mark, mark (from Middle High German marke, marc; see MARK2).] |
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