East German /ˈiːst ˈdʒɜː(ɹ)mən/adjective 1noun 1forms 1 adjective1 •Of, from, or pertaining to East Germany, its people, or its culture. noun1 •An East German person; one who comes from or lives in East Germany.After 1945 West Germans wisely shunned the word. The East Germans were less inhibited: it was now the West German media that became the capitalist and fascist Lügenpresse. — 2016 formsEast Germans