Duitse Democratische Republiek
Dutch
Alternative forms
- DDR (abbreviation)
Etymology
Calque of German Deutsche Demokratische Republik.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌdœy̯t.sə deː.moːˌkraː.ti.sə reː.pyˈblik/
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Proper noun
Duitse Democratische Republiek f
- (historical) German Democratic Republic (official name of East Germany (from 1947 through reunification in 1990): a former country in Central Europe)
- Synonym: Oost-Duitsland