Ostmark Definition

ôstmärk, ŏst-
noun
A former unit of currency in East Germany worth 100 pfennigs.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Ostmark

Noun

Singular:
ostmark
Plural:
ostmarks

Origin of Ostmark

  • German Ost east (from Middle High German ōst, ōsten) (from Old High German ōstan aus- in Indo-European roots) Mark mark (from Middle High German marke, marc mark2)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Ostmark Sentence Examples

  • There is no certain record that the site of Vindobona was occupied at the time of the formation of the Ostmark, though many considerations make it probable.

  • Legal tender were the "Ostmark" (originally introduced by the German Military Administration of the Army of Occupation, "Militdrisches Verwaltungsgebiet Ober-Ost"), which in Lithuania proper ranked pari passu with the German "Reichsmark," and other German fiduciary currency to a total not less than one milliard marks.

  • When the emperor Conrad, with the deliberate intention of subjugating Hungary, invaded it in 1030, Stephen not only drove him out, but captured Vienna (now mentioned for the first time) 'and compelled the emperor to cede a large portion of the Ostmark (1031).

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Words Starting With

OOSOST

Words Ending With

KRKARK

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ostmark

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With O7 Letter Words Ending With K