West-Duitsland

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of west +‎ Duitsland.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌʋɛstˈdœy̯ts.lɑnt/, /ˈʋɛstˌdœy̯ts.lɑnt/
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  • Hyphenation: West-Duits‧land

Proper noun

West-Duitsland n

  1. (historical, 1949–1990) West Germany (a former country in Central Europe, distinguished from the German Democratic Republic, commonly known as East Germany)
  2. (since 1990) West Germany (a geographic region of Germany, consisting of the states formerly part of the Cold War-era West Germany, also known as Western Germany)