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Meaning of West Germany | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A former country in Central Europe, distinguished from the German Democratic Republic, commonly known as East Germany. Official name: Federal Republic of Germany.
    historical
  2. A geographic region of Germany, consisting of the states formerly part of the Cold War-era West Germany, also known as Western Germany.
  3. Collectively, the British-, French-, and American-occupied zones of Germany, distinguished from the Soviet-occupied zone.
    historical, uncommon

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Examples

“The ECSC, which was made up of six nations (France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) later evolved into the European Economic Community (EEC) – under which the member states established a common market, and worked to harmonize their policies on everything from agriculture and fisheries to monetary policy.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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