east berlin








noun

  1. See under Berlin(def 3).

noun

  1. Irving,1888–1989, U.S. songwriter.
  2. Isaiah,1909–97, English political philosopher and historian, born in Latvia.
  3. the capital of Germany, in the NE part: constitutes a state. 341 sq. mi. (883 sq. km). Formerly (1948-90) divided into a western zone (West Berlin), a part of West Germany; and an eastern zone (East Berlin), the capital of East Germany.
  4. a town in central Connecticut.
  5. a city in N New Hampshire.

noun

  1. a former country in central Europe: created in 1949 from the Soviet zone of occupied Germany established in 1945: reunited with West Germany in 1990. 41,827 sq. mi. (108,333 sq. km). Capital: East Berlin.

noun

  1. Also called: berlin wool (sometimes capital) a fine wool yarn used for tapestry work, etc
  2. a four-wheeled two-seated covered carriage, popular in the 18th century
  3. a limousine with a glass partition between the front and rear seats

noun

  1. the capital of Germany (1871–1945 and from 1990), formerly divided (1945–90) into the eastern sector, capital of East Germany, and the western sectors, which formed an exclave in East German territory closely affiliated with West Germany: a wall dividing the sectors was built in 1961 by the East German authorities to stop the flow of refugees from east to west; demolition of the wall began in 1989 and the city was formally reunited in 1990: formerly (1618–1871) the capital of Brandenburg and Prussia. Pop: 3 388 477 (2003 est)

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  1. Irving . original name Israel Baline, 1888–1989, US composer and writer of lyrics, born in Russia. His musical comedies include Annie Get Your Gun (1946); his most popular song is White Christmas
  2. Sir Isaiah . 1909–97, British philosopher, born in Latvia, historian, and diplomat. His books include Historical Inevitability (1954) and The Magus of the North (1993)

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  1. (formerly) the part of Berlin under East German control

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  1. a former republic in N central Europe: established in 1949 and declared a sovereign state by the Soviet Union in 1954; Communist regime replaced by a multiparty democracy in 1989; reunited with West Germany in 1990Official name: German Democratic Republic, (Abbreviation) DDR, (Abbreviation) GDR See also Germany

city in Brandenburg, capital of Germany, traditionally by folk-etymology from German Bär “bear,” but likely from a Slavic source, cf. Old Polabian berl-, birl- “swamp,” in reference to the old city’s location on low, marshy ground along the River Spree. A flashpoint city in the Cold War, the Berlin airlift ran from June 28, 1948 to May 12, 1949. The Berlin Wall began to be built Aug. 15, 1961, and was effective until Nov. 9, 1989.

n.

old type of four-wheeled covered carriage, 1690s, so called because it was introduced in Brandenburg, c.1670; see Berlin. Hence berline (from the French form) “automobile with a glass partition behind the driver’s seat.” In reference to a type of wool and the popular patterns made for it, from 1841.

Former nation in north-central Europe, officially known as the German Democratic Republic from 1949 to 1990, when East and West Germany were reunited. Its capital and largest city was East Berlin.

Capital of reunited Germany, located in the northeastern part of the country.

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