German

Noun

Osten m ‎(genitive Ostens, no plural)

1. East
2. (only with definite article) World War 2 The territory of the former GDR.
3. (by extension) anything that is Eastern, e.g. Eastern Europe, Asia

Declension

Antonyms

• Westen

Related terms

• Ostasien
• Mittlerer Osten
• Naher Osten
• Osteuropa
• Österreich
• Ostdeutschland
• Osthälfte
• Ostsee
• Ostwind
• östlich
• Süden
• Norden

See also

Nordwest	Nord	Nordost
West		Ost
Südwest	Süd	Südost

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Osten

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈostən/

Noun

Osten m ‎(uncountable)

1. east

See also

• Norden
• Süden
• Westen

Czech

Noun

osten m

1. spine, quill (of a hedgehog, etc.)

Danish

Noun

osten c

1. singular definite of ost

Northern Sami

Verb

osten

1. first-person singular past indicative of oastit

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

osten m

1. definite singular of ost

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

osten m

1. definite singular of ost

Swedish

Noun

osten

1. definite singular of ost