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  • proper noun historical A resident of East Berlin. Mostly archaic after German reunification, it still carries some currency as a regional identity.

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Examples

  • And now, well, The Washington Post quoted one East Berliner as saying, "I wouldn't say it was better in East Berlin, but it was safer and more secure."

    CNN Transcript Aug 19, 2001 2001

  • Florian Lukas | The East Berliner is married, ladies (©Katarzyna Swierc)

    cafebabel.com Lindsey Evans 2010

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