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Ostmark (German: [ˈɔstmaʁk] ⓘ) is the name given to a currency denominated in Mark which was issued by Germany in 1918 for use in a part of the eastern areas under German control at that time, the Ober Ost area. The currency consisted of paper money issued on 4 April 1918 by the Darlehnskasse in Kowno and was equal to the German Papiermark.
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Children wearing traditional dirndls at a folk festival in Vilshofen an der Donau (Bavaria), 2012. Traditional long-skirted dirndls from Lienz in Tyrol, Austria, 2015. A dirndl ( German: [ˈdɪʁndl̩] ⓘ) is a feminine dress which originated in German-speaking areas of the Alps. It is traditionally worn by women and girls in Austria, Bavaria ...
Marlene is a German feminine given name. It is derived from Maria combined with Magdalene. It was popularized by actress and singer Marlene Dietrich. It also came into wider use in the 1940s due to the popular song Lili Marlene. The traditional German pronunciation is mar-LAY-nuh. The North American English pronunciation of the name is mar-LEEN.
Though these names probably mean the same, their exact meaning is uncertain. They are all thought to be related to the Proto-Germanic verb *geuta-, which means "to pour". Classification. The Goths are classified as a Germanic people in modern scholarship.
Poep is a term used in the northern eastern part of The Netherlands, in the province of Drenthe, referring to a German from nearby Westphalia. It is said that the etymological reference points to the German word Bube (=boy) yet this is unconfirmed. A blaaspoep is a German playing a brass instrument.
Papiermark var Tysklands valuta under första världskriget och mellankrigstiden. Namnet börjar användas 1914 då den dåvarande guldmarkens värde inte längre kunde täckas av landets guldreserv utan de sedlar man framställde trycktes på papper. Framförallt har namnet kommit att avse de höga valörer på sedlarna som trycktes under ...
