West-Berlin

German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛstbɛʁˌliːn/
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Proper noun

West-Berlin n (proper noun, genitive West-Berlins or (optionally with an article) West-Berlin)

  1. (historical) West Berlin (the American, British and French sectors of Berlin between 1949 and 1990)

Usage notes
  • Westberlin means "western parts of Berlin" at any period, Westberlin or Berlin (West) has the historical and political meaning.
  • The spelling Westberlin with no hyphen was particularly common in East German usage, where East Berlin was generally called simply Berlin or by a description such as Berlin, Hauptstadt der DDR (literally “Berlin, capital of the GDR”). Berlin (West), on the other hand, was primarily used in West Germany.

Declension
Declension of West-Berlin [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das West-Berlin
genitive eines des West-Berlins
dative einem dem West-Berlin
accusative ein das West-Berlin

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