Ostpolitik

German (Berlin)

proper noun
Definitions
  • The policies of West Germany under Chancellor Willy Brandt, seeking rapprochement with East Germany and the Soviet Union.

Etymology

Compound from German Ost (east) + German Politik (politics, policy).

Origin

German (Berlin)

Politik

Gloss

politics, policy

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