how to pronounce osten

/ˈɔstən/

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osten is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of osten in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… auf 15 grad ganz im osten 6 grad an den …”

meanings of osten

noun:

Anything that is Eastern, e.g. Eastern Europe, Asia.
The territory of the former GDR.
East.

osten frequency in german - B1 level of CEFR

the word osten occurs in german on average 45.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.