DDR
Translingual
Etymology
From German Deutsche Demokratische Republik.
Symbol
DDR
- (international standards, obsolete) Former ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code for East Germany from 1974 to 1990.
Usage notes
The code was deprecated in favour of DEU on the reunification of Germany.
Coordinate terms
- DEU (formerly West Germany)
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /diː diː ɑː/
- (General American) IPA(key): /diː diː ɑɹ/
Noun
DDR (countable and uncountable, plural DDRs)
- (electronics) Initialism of double data rate.
- (computing) Double-data-rate computer RAM.
Synonyms
- (double data rate (computer)): 2DR
Hypernyms
computing
Related terms
See also
Proper noun
DDR
- (historical) East Germany (from German DDR, initialism of Deutsche Demokratische Republik)
- (video games) Initialism of Dance Dance Revolution.
Synonyms
- (East Germany): GDR
Further reading
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
Proper noun
DDR
- synonym of Østtyskland
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deː.deːˈɛr/
Proper noun
DDR f
- initialism of Duitse Democratische Republiek (German Democratic Republic, GDR)
Finnish
Etymology
From German DDR (“GDR”), the German name of the state, abbreviated from Deutsche Demokratische Republik (“German Democratic Republic”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdeːˌdeːˌær/, [ˈde̞ːˌde̞ːˌær]
- Rhymes: -ær
Proper noun
DDR
- GDR (German Democratic Republic, East Germany)
Declension
Inflection of DDR (type 10/koira)
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Synonyms
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
DDR f (proper noun, genitive DDR)
- (usually preceded by definite article, historical) initialism of Deutsche Demokratische Republik (German Democratic Republic, GDR)
- Coordinate term: BRD
Declension
Declension of DDR [sg-only, feminine]
See also
Further reading
- “DDR” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Irish
Interjection
DDR
- (Internet slang) initialism of Dia dár réiteach (“Oh my god”)
Swedish
Etymology
From German DDR, initialism of Deutsche Demokratische Republik (“German Democratic Republic”).
Proper noun
DDR n (genitive DDR:s)
- synonym of Östtyskland