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The West German population would protest passionately if it knew what secret meetings between the federal chancellor, McCoy, and foreign and Nazi generals are planning.
Walter Ulbricht

Meaning of "West German" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WEST GERMAN

West German play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WEST GERMAN

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West German can act as a noun and an adjective.
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WHAT DOES WEST GERMAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

West German

West Germany

West Germany is the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation on 23 May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990. This period is often referred to as the Bonn Republic by academic historians. During this period NATO-aligned West Germany and Warsaw Pact-aligned East Germany were divided by the Inner German border. After 1961, West Berlin was physically separated from East Berlin as well as from East Germany by the Berlin Wall. This situation ended when East Germany was dissolved and its five states joined the ten states of the Federal Republic of Germany along with the reunified city-state of Berlin. With the reunification of West and East Germany the Federal Republic of Germany, enlarged now to sixteen states, became known simply as "Germany". The Federal Republic of Germany was established from eleven states formed in the three Allied Zones of occupation held by the United States, the United Kingdom and France. Its population grew from roughly 51 million in 1950 to more than 63 million in 1990. The city of Bonn was its de facto capital city.

Definition of West German in the English dictionary

The definition of West German in the dictionary is of or relating to the former republic of West Germany or its inhabitants. Other definition of West German is a native or inhabitant of the former West Germany.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WEST GERMAN

West Berliner
West Bromwich
west by north
west by south
West Coast jazz
West Country
West Dunbartonshire
West End
West Ender
West Flanders
West Germanic
West Germany
West Glamorgan
West Highland white terrier
West Indian
West Indian ebony
West Indian locust
West Indian Satinwood
West Indies
West Irian

WORDS THAT END LIKE WEST GERMAN

alderman
chairman
Doberman
fisherman
german
hammerman
Kerman
letterman
Low German
Middle Low German
newspaperman
oysterman
riverman
Sherman
spiderman
superman
Swiss-German
wasserman
waterman
weatherman
Zuckerman

Synonyms and antonyms of West German in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «West German» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WEST GERMAN

Find out the translation of West German to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of West German from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «West German» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

西德
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Alemania Occidental
570 millions of speakers

English

West German
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पश्चिम जर्मन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ألمانيا الغربية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

западногерманская
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Alemanha Ocidental
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পশ্চিম জার্মান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Allemagne de l´Ouest
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jerman Barat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

westdeutsch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

西ドイツ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

서독
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jerman Kulon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Tây Đức
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேற்கு ஜேர்மன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पश्चिम जर्मन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Batı Alman
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tedesco occidentale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zachodnioniemiecki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

західнонімецька
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vest-german
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Δυτικής Γερμανίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Wes-Duitse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

västtyska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vesttysk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of West German

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WEST GERMAN»

The term «West German» is regularly used and occupies the 67.445 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WEST GERMAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about West German

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QUOTES WITH «WEST GERMAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word West German.
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Walter Ulbricht
The West German population would protest passionately if it knew what secret meetings between the federal chancellor, McCoy, and foreign and Nazi generals are planning.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WEST GERMAN»

Discover the use of West German in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to West German and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ulrike Meinhof and West German Terrorism: Language, ...
This is the first specialized study of Meinhof and the RAF in English -- remarkable given the current interest in the topic in both Europe and the U.S. Sarah Colvin is Professor and Eudo C. Mason Chair of the German Department at the ...
Sarah Colvin, 2009
2
The Language of Silence: West German Literature and the ...
An analysis of West German literature as it tries to come to terms with the holocaust and its impact on post-war German society.
Ernestine Schlant, 1999
3
West German Politics
Moving deftly among literary and visual arts, as well as the modern critical canon, Christopher Prendergast's book explores the meaning and value of representation as both a philosophical challenge (What does it mean to create an image that ...
Lewis Joachim Edinger, 1986
4
Reunification in West German Party Politics From Westbindung ...
This book will prove to be an essential read for students and scholars of International Relations, diplomatic history, German politics and transatlantic relations.
Joost Kleuters, 2012
5
Wehrmacht Generals, West German Society, and the Debate on ...
Examining the fate of former German generals after the Second World War, this is one of the first books in English to utilize the extensive archival material now available on the West German rearmament debate.
Alaric Searle, 2003
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How German is She?: Postwar West German Reconstruction and ...
Since visual imagery is discussed at length, this book is lavishly illustrated with advertisements, fashion photographs, film stills, and documentary photographs from the period.
Erica Carter, 1997
7
The Authority of Everyday Objects: A Cultural History of ...
This book is situated at the very crossroads of German industry and aesthetics, Cold War politics and international modernism, institutional life and visual culture.
Paul Betts, 2004
8
West German Industry and the Challenge of the Nazi Past: ...
In this groundbreaking study, S. Jonathan Wiesen explores how West German business leaders remade and marketed their public image in the aftermath of World War II and the Holocaust.
S. Jonathan Wiesen, 2004
9
Britain's Policy for West German Rearmament, 1950-1955
This was the first book-length analysis of the formulation of Britain's strategy for rearming West Germany.
Saki Dockrill, 1991
10
Coping with the Nazi Past: West German Debates on Nazism and ...
Based on careful, intensive research in primary sources, many of these essays break new ground in our understanding of a crucial and tumultuous period.
Philipp Gassert, Alan E. Steinweis, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WEST GERMAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term West German is used in the context of the following news items.
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Greek Plan Stirs Memories in Germany
In those days, 25 years ago, West Germany confronted the enormous and costly challenge of absorbing the broken, state-run East German economy into its ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Journalists arrested and detained in Qatar while filming …
... according to a press statement put out Monday by West German Broadcasting (WDR), the German public broadcasting network that teamed with fellow station ... «Washington Post, May 15»
3
Mystery deepens over co-pilot who crashed jet
As investigators searched his apartment in Düsseldorf and his parents' house in Montabaur, a quiet town in west Germany where he often spent time, a picture ... «USA TODAY, Mar 15»
4
School principal: 'Nothing will be like it used to be'
HALTERN AM SEE, Germany — Joseph-Koenig High School in this sleepy town ... crash were 16 10th-graders and two teachers from this west German school. «USA TODAY, Mar 15»
5
German President Who Challenged Holocaust Attitudes Dies at 94
A member of one of Germany's most distinguished aristocratic families, von Weizsaecker also presided over the reunification of East and West Germany in 1990, ... «Voice of America, Jan 15»
6
Russia's bizarre proposal to condemn West Germany's 1989 …
Russia and Germany have an important, if complicated, relationship. Chancellor Angela Merkel is perhaps the closest Western leader to Putin – she grew up in ... «Washington Post, Jan 15»
7
Poor Germany: Why the east will never catch up to the west
On November 9, 1989, the East German government allowed its citizens to freely ... at 5.6% in the former West German territories, and the discrepancy would be ... «Fortune, Nov 14»
8
25 years on Prague remembers exodus of East Germans to West
The former West German foreign minister who famously announced that East German refugees could travel to the West has returned to the Czech capita Prague ... «euronews, Sep 14»
9
Argentina v West Germany 1986 World Cup final: Argentina are …
With the cumbersome Hoeness taking over from Magath, West Germany went back into battle with a three-man frontline – and came so very close to earning an ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 14»
10
Germany vs. Argentina: A Great World Cup Rivalry
1958 World Cup Group Stage: The West Germans were defending champions. The Argentines were playing in their first World Cup since 1934. The teams met ... «The Big Lead, Jul 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. West German [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/west-german>. May 2024 ».
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