Ostalgie

== German == === Etymology === Blend of Ost (“east”) +‎ Nostalgie (“nostalgia”). Coined by the Dresden comedian Uwe Steimle in 1992. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɔstalˈɡiː] Rhymes: -iː Hyphenation: Os‧tal‧gie === Noun === Ostalgie f (genitive Ostalgie, no plural) nostalgia for East Germany; Eastalgia 1994 April 2, Jan Jurczyk, “Ein Amerikaner im ‘Wilden Osten’” ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ostalgisch ==== Related terms ==== Ostdeutschland Ostdeutscher Osten Ossi === Further reading === “Ostalgie” in Duden online Ostalgie on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de “Ostalgie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache