Federal Republic of Germany
English
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Etymology
[edit]Calque of German Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
[edit]the Federal Republic of Germany
- (since 1949) The official name of a German-speaking country in Europe.
- (1949–1990) Official name of West Germany: a former country in Central Europe.
- Alternative form: FRG (initialism)
- Synonym: West Germany
- Coordinate terms: GDR, DDR, German Democratic Republic, East Germany
- (1990–today) Official name of Germany: a country in Central Europe, reunified with the former East Germany.
- (1949–1990) Official name of West Germany: a former country in Central Europe.
Usage notes
[edit]- In 1990, the German Democratic Republic (“East Germany”) ceased to exist and its territories joined the Federal Republic. The latter, therefore, has existed continuously since 1949. Legally, reunification meant nothing other than the extension of its territories.
Translations
[edit]official name of Germany
Categories:
- English terms calqued from German
- English terms derived from German
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English multiword terms
- en:Official names of former countries
- en:West Germany
- en:Former countries and country-like entities
- en:Official names of countries
- en:Germany
- en:Countries in Europe