German Democratic Republic

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Official name of East Germany (from 1947 through reunification in 1990): a former country in Central Europe.

Equivalents

EspañolRepública Democrática Alemana

FrançaisRépublique démocratique allemande

DeutschDeutsche Demokratische Republik

15 more languages

ČeštinaNěmecká demokratická republika

SuomiSaksan demokraattinen tasavalta

MagyarNémet Demokratikus Köztársaság

ItalianoRepubblica Democratica Tedesca

日本語ドイツ民主共和国

ქართულიგერმანიის დემოკრატიული რესპუბლიკა

한국어도이췰란드 민주주의 공화국 독일 민주 공화국

NederlandsDuitse Democratische Republiek

Polskienerdowski Niemiecka Republika Demokratyczna

PortuguêsRepública Democrática Alemã

РусскийГерма́нская Демократи́ческая Респу́блика

SvenskaTyska demokratiska republiken

TürkçeDemokratik Alman Cumhuriyeti

УкраїнськаНДР Німецька Демократична Республіка

Tiếng ViệtCộng hoà Dân chủ Đức

Examples

“Developments were markedly different in the Soviet zone, but ultimately ended in perhaps an even grimmer dead end ⟳: that of SED leader Walter Ulbricht’s thoroughly Stalinized German Democratic Republic (GDR).”

CEFR level

C1

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

German Democratic Republican German dualism German duck German East Africa German Empire German flute

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