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German Democratic Republic en · PROPN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Calque of German Deutsche Demokratische Republik.

Meanings

1. (historical) Official name of East Germany (from 1947 through reunification in 1990): a former country in Central Europe.
   • 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). 2017 May 14, Loren Balhorn, “The Lost History of Antifa”, in Jacobin Magazine:

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Translations (48)

es República Democrática Alemana (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · sq Republika Demokratike e Gjermanis (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · dsb Nimska demokratiska republika (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · sv Tyska demokratiska republiken (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · ko 독일 민주 공화국 (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · ko 도이췰란드 민주주의 공화국 (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · fr République démocratique allemande (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · bg Германска демократична република (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · be Няме́цкая Дэмакраты́чная Рэспу́бліка (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · fi Saksan demokraattinen tasavalta (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · af Duitse Demokratiese Republiek (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · uk Німе́цька Демократи́чна Респу́бліка (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · la Res publica democratica Germanica (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · sh Njemačka Demokratska Republika (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · tr Demokratik Alman Cumhuriyeti (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · de Deutsche Demokratische Republik (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · he הרפובליקה הדמוקרטית הגרמנית (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · it Repubblica Democratica Tedesca (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · ro Republica Democrată Germană (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · lv Vācijas Demokrātiskā Republika (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · sk Nemecká demokratická republika (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · is Þýska alþýðulýðveldið (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · az Almaniya Demokratik Respublikası (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · km សាធារណរដ្ឋប្រជាធិបតេយ្យអាល្លឺម៉ង់ (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · ka გერმანიის დემოკრატიული რესპუბლიკა (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · nn Den tyske demokratiske republikken (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · id Republik Demokratik Jerman (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · nl Duitse Democratische Republiek (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · ru Герма́нская Демократи́ческая Респу́блика (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · pt República Democrática Alemã (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · nds-de Düütsche Demokraatsche Republiek (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · srn Doisri Demokrâsia Republiek (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · cmn 德意志民主共和國 /德意志民主共和国 (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · ga Poblacht Dhaonlathach na Gearmáine (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · ja ドイツ民主共和国 (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · pl Niemiecka Republika Demokratyczna (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · lt Vokietijos Demokratinė Respublika (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · th สาธารณรัฐประชาธิปไตยเยอรมัน (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · da Tyske Demokratiske Republik (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · hu Német Demokratikus Köztársaság (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · el Λαοκρατική Δημοκρατία της Γερμανίας (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · fo Týska Fólkaræðisliga Lýðveldið (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · hsb Němska demokratiska republika (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · et Saksa Demokraatlik Vabariik (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · cs Německá demokratická republika (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · vi Cộng hoà Dân chủ Đức (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · sw Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kijerumani (East Germany from 1949 to 1990) · nb Den tyske demokratiske republikk (East Germany from 1949 to 1990)