Berlin Wall
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /bɜːˈlɪn wɔːl/, (commonly) /ˈbɜː-/
- (US): IPA(key): /bɝˈlɪn wɔl/, (commonly) /ˈbɝ-/
Audio (US) (file)
Proper noun[edit]
- (history) A wall that parted the city of Berlin until 1989, constructed by the German Democratic Republic to keep East Germans from escaping to West Berlin.
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Translations[edit]
wall that parted Berlin
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Noun[edit]
Berlin Wall (plural Berlin Walls)
- (politics) Any barrier designed to keep people from crossing a border, e.g. the one proposed to keep people from crossing from Mexico into the United States.
Translations[edit]
barrier designed to keep people from crossing a border
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