DE

(international standards, obsolete) Former ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for West Germany from 1974 to 1990.


Wessi

de-noun

Wessi m (strong, genitive Wessis or Wessi, plural Wessis)

Wessi (referring to a female) f (genitive Wessi, plural Wessis)

Wessis (genitive)
Wessi (genitive)
Wessis (plural)
Wessi (genitive)
Wessis (plural)
Wessi (nominative singular)
Wessis (definite nominative plural)
Wessis (genitive singular)
Wessi (genitive singular)
Wessis (definite genitive plural)
Wessi (dative singular)
Wessis (dative definite plural)
Wessi (accusative singular)
Wessis (accusative definite plural)
Wessi (nominative singular)
Wessis (definite nominative plural)
Wessi (genitive singular)
Wessis (definite genitive plural)
Wessi (dative singular)
Wessis (dative definite plural)
Wessi (accusative singular)
Wessis (accusative definite plural)

Derived from Westen (“west”) + -i, analogically to Ossi, which compare for more.

Coordinate term: Ösi

(colloquial, Germany) a person from the area of the former West Germany, used to distinguish them from a person from the former East Germany


West Germany

From informal use describing the British-, French-, and American-occupied zones of Germany following World War II, under influence from existing German Westdeutschland and Westdeutscher used to describe those areas of German-speaking Europe since the 17th and 18th centuries.

German Democratic Republic
German Democratic Republic

Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Republic of Germany#English

(historical, 1949–1990) A former country in Central Europe, distinguished from the German Democratic Republic, commonly known as East Germany. Official name: Federal Republic of Germany.


Federal Republic of Germany

the Federal Republic of Germany (canonical)

Calque of German Bundesrepublik Deutschland.

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جُمْهُورِيَّة أَلْمَانِيَا اَلاِتِّحَادِيَّة

הָרֶפּוּבְּלִיקָה הַפֵדֵרָלִית שֶׁל גֶּרְמַנְיָה

សាធារណរដ្ឋសហព័ន្ធអាល្លឺម៉ង់

sa thea rak nak roth sak hak pon a ller mong

(since 1949) The official name of a German-speaking country in Europe.

(1949–1990) The official name of West Germany.


DEU

(international standards, obsolete) Former ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code for West Germany from 1974 to 1990.


République fédérale d'Allemagne

République fédérale d’ Allemagne (canonical feminine)

Federal Republic of Germany, West Germany (a former country in Central Europe, existing from 1949 to 1990)


West German

Of, from, or pertaining to West Germany.


West German

Person who comes from or lives in West Germany.

vesttysker

person who comes from or lives in West Germany


Alemanha Ocidental

western and southern Germany
western and southern Germany#English

West Germany (a former country in Europe; modern western and southern Germany)


fall of the wall

(history) The deconstruction of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and 1990.


Allemagne de l'Ouest

Allemagne de l’ Ouest (canonical feminine)

West Germany (a former country in Central Europe)


Vestur-Þýskaland

is-proper noun

Vestur-Þýskaland n (proper noun, genitive singular Vestur-Þýskalands)

Vestur-Þýskalands (genitive singular)
Vestur-Þýskaland (indefinite nominative singular)
Vestur-Þýskaland (accusative indefinite singular)
Vestur-Þýskalandi (dative indefinite singular)
Vestur-Þýskalands (genitive indefinite singular)

West Germany
West Germany#English:_Q713750

(historical, 1949–1990) West Germany (a former country in Central Europe, distinguished from the German Democratic Republic, commonly known as East Germany)


zachodnioniemiecki

pl-adj

zachodnioniemiecki (not comparable, no derived adverb)

zachodnioniemiecki (masculine nominative singular)
zachodnioniemiecka (feminine nominative singular)
zachodnioniemieckie (neuter nominative singular)
zachodnioniemieccy (nominative plural virile)
zachodnioniemieckie (nominative plural)
zachodnioniemieckiego (genitive masculine singular)
zachodnioniemieckiej (feminine genitive singular)
zachodnioniemieckiego (genitive neuter singular)
zachodnioniemieckich (genitive plural)
zachodnioniemieckich (genitive plural virile)
zachodnioniemieckiemu (dative masculine singular)
zachodnioniemieckiej (dative feminine singular)
zachodnioniemieckiemu (dative neuter singular)
zachodnioniemieckim (dative plural)
zachodnioniemieckim (dative plural virile)
zachodnioniemieckiego (accusative animate masculine singular)
zachodnioniemiecki (accusative inanimate masculine singular)
zachodnioniemiecką (accusative feminine singular)
zachodnioniemieckie (accusative neuter singular)
zachodnioniemieckich (accusative plural virile)
zachodnioniemieckie (accusative plural)
zachodnioniemieckim (instrumental masculine singular)
zachodnioniemiecką (feminine instrumental singular)
zachodnioniemieckim (instrumental neuter singular)
zachodnioniemieckimi (instrumental plural)
zachodnioniemieckimi (instrumental plural virile)
zachodnioniemieckim (locative masculine singular)
zachodnioniemieckiej (feminine locative singular)
zachodnioniemieckim (locative neuter singular)
zachodnioniemieckich (locative plural)
zachodnioniemieckich (locative plural virile)

(historical, relational) West German (of or pertaining to West Germany)


RFN

Republika Federalna Niemiec
Republika Federalna Niemiec#Polish

(historical) Initialism of Republika Federalna Niemiec; FRG


Westdeutscher

de-noun

Westdeutscher m (adjectival, definite nominative der Westdeutsche, genitive (des) Westdeutschen, plural Westdeutsche, definite plural die Westdeutschen, feminine Westdeutsche)

der Westdeutsche (definite nominative)
Westdeutschen (genitive)
Westdeutsche (plural)
die Westdeutschen (definite plural)
Westdeutsche (feminine)
Westdeutscher (nominative singular strong)
Westdeutsche (nominative plural strong)
Westdeutschen (genitive singular strong)
Westdeutscher (genitive plural strong)
Westdeutschem (dative singular strong)
Westdeutschen (dative plural strong)
Westdeutschen (accusative singular strong)
Westdeutsche (accusative plural strong)
Westdeutsche (nominative singular weak)
Westdeutschen (nominative plural weak)
Westdeutschen (genitive singular weak)
Westdeutschen (genitive plural weak)
Westdeutschen (dative singular weak)
Westdeutschen (dative plural weak)
Westdeutschen (accusative singular weak)
Westdeutschen (accusative plural weak)
Westdeutscher (mixed nominative singular)
Westdeutschen (mixed nominative plural)
Westdeutschen (genitive mixed singular)
Westdeutschen (genitive mixed plural)
Westdeutschen (dative mixed singular)
Westdeutschen (dative mixed plural)
Westdeutschen (accusative mixed singular)
Westdeutschen (accusative mixed plural)

/ˈvɛstˌdɔɪ̯tʃɐ/

West German (male or of unspecified gender)


Republika Federalna Niemiec

pl-proper noun

Republika Federalna Niemiec f (abbreviation RFN)

RFN (abbreviation)
Republika Federalna Niemiec (nominative singular)
Republiki Federalnej Niemiec (genitive singular)
Republice Federalnej Niemiec (dative singular)
Republikę Federalną Niemiec (accusative singular)
Republiką Federalną Niemiec (instrumental singular)
Republice Federalnej Niemiec (locative singular)
Republiko Federalna Niemiec (singular vocative)

Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Republic of Germany

(historical) (since 1949) Federal Republic of Germany

(1949–1990) the official name of West Germany


erefenowski

pl-adj

erefenowski (not comparable, no derived adverb)

erefenowski (masculine nominative singular)
erefenowska (feminine nominative singular)
erefenowskie (neuter nominative singular)
erefenowscy (nominative plural virile)
erefenowskie (nominative plural)
erefenowskiego (genitive masculine singular)
erefenowskiej (feminine genitive singular)
erefenowskiego (genitive neuter singular)
erefenowskich (genitive plural)
erefenowskich (genitive plural virile)
erefenowskiemu (dative masculine singular)
erefenowskiej (dative feminine singular)
erefenowskiemu (dative neuter singular)
erefenowskim (dative plural)
erefenowskim (dative plural virile)
erefenowskiego (accusative animate masculine singular)
erefenowski (accusative inanimate masculine singular)
erefenowską (accusative feminine singular)
erefenowskie (accusative neuter singular)
erefenowskich (accusative plural virile)
erefenowskie (accusative plural)
erefenowskim (instrumental masculine singular)
erefenowską (feminine instrumental singular)
erefenowskim (instrumental neuter singular)
erefenowskimi (instrumental plural)
erefenowskimi (instrumental plural virile)
erefenowskim (locative masculine singular)
erefenowskiej (feminine locative singular)
erefenowskim (locative neuter singular)
erefenowskich (locative plural)
erefenowskich (locative plural virile)

(historical, relational) Federal Republic of Germany


RFN-owski

RFN-owski (not comparable, no derived adverb)

RFN-owski (masculine nominative singular)
RFN-owska (feminine nominative singular)
RFN-owskie (neuter nominative singular)
RFN-owscy (nominative plural virile)
RFN-owskie (nominative plural)
RFN-owskiego (genitive masculine singular)
RFN-owskiej (feminine genitive singular)
RFN-owskiego (genitive neuter singular)
RFN-owskich (genitive plural)
RFN-owskich (genitive plural virile)
RFN-owskiemu (dative masculine singular)
RFN-owskiej (dative feminine singular)
RFN-owskiemu (dative neuter singular)
RFN-owskim (dative plural)
RFN-owskim (dative plural virile)
RFN-owskiego (accusative animate masculine singular)
RFN-owski (accusative inanimate masculine singular)
RFN-owską (accusative feminine singular)
RFN-owskie (accusative neuter singular)
RFN-owskich (accusative plural virile)
RFN-owskie (accusative plural)
RFN-owskim (instrumental masculine singular)
RFN-owską (feminine instrumental singular)
RFN-owskim (instrumental neuter singular)
RFN-owskimi (instrumental plural)
RFN-owskimi (instrumental plural virile)
RFN-owskim (locative masculine singular)
RFN-owskiej (feminine locative singular)
RFN-owskim (locative neuter singular)
RFN-owskich (locative plural)
RFN-owskich (locative plural virile)

(historical, relational) Alternative spelling of erefenowski


Besserwessi

de-noun

Besserwessi m (strong, genitive Besserwessis, plural Besserwessis)

Besserwessis (genitive)
Besserwessis (plural)
Besserwessi (nominative singular)
Besserwessis (definite nominative plural)
Besserwessis (genitive singular)
Besserwessis (definite genitive plural)
Besserwessi (dative singular)
Besserwessis (dative definite plural)
Besserwessi (accusative singular)
Besserwessis (accusative definite plural)

besser (“better”) + Wessi, a play on Besserwisser (“know-it-all”).

Coordinate term: Jammerossi

Bei fortschreitender Unterhaltung war das Feindbild meist schnell ausgemacht: Besserwessis. Fast immer gipfelten die Unterredungen in einer Art Schlusspunkt, dem „Bei uns war auch nicht alles schlecht!“-Satz.

2019 November 5, Julia Boek, “Männer aus Ostdeutschland: Mann, oh Mann!”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:

(derogatory, informal, dated) arrogant or pretentious Wessi


서독

Sino-Korean word from 西獨, from 西 (“west”) + 獨 (“Germany”).

ko-etym-sino

West Germany (a former country in Europe)


Федеративна Республіка Німеччина

uk-proper noun

Федерати́вна<+> Респу́бліка<sg> Німе́ччина

Федерати́вна Респу́бліка Німе́ччина • (Federatývna Respúblika Niméččyna) f inan (genitive Федерати́вної Респу́бліки Німе́ччина, uncountable)

Федерати́вна Респу́бліка Німе́ччина (canonical)
Federatývna Respúblika Niméččyna (romanization)
Федерати́вної Респу́бліки Німе́ччина (genitive)
Федерати́вна Респу́бліка Німе́ччина (nominative singular)
Федерати́вної Респу́бліки Німе́ччина (genitive singular)
Федерати́вній Респу́бліці Німе́ччина (dative singular)
Федерати́вну Респу́бліку Німе́ччина (accusative singular)
Федерати́вною Респу́блікою Німе́ччина (instrumental singular)
Федерати́вній Респу́бліці Німе́ччина (locative singular)
Федерати́вна Респу́бліко Німе́ччина (singular vocative)

Calque of German Bundesrepublik Deutschland

uk:Федеративна Республіка Німеччина

en-Федеративна_Республіка_Німеччина-uk-name-uk:Q713750


Západní Německo

Západní Německo (nominative singular)
Západního Německa (genitive singular)
Západnímu Německu (dative singular)
Západní Německo (accusative singular)
Západní Německo (singular vocative)
Západním Německu (locative singular)
Západním Německem (instrumental singular)

(historical) West Germany (a former country in Europe)


Западная Германия

ru-proper noun+

западногерма́нский

За́падная Герма́ния • (Západnaja Germánija) f inan (genitive За́падной Герма́нии, relational adjective западногерма́нский)

За́падная Герма́ния (canonical)
Západnaja Germánija (romanization)
За́падной Герма́нии (genitive)
западногерма́нский (adjective relational)
За́падная Герма́ния (nominative singular)
За́падной Герма́нии (genitive singular)
За́падной Герма́нии (dative singular)
За́падную Герма́нию (accusative singular)
За́падной Герма́нией (instrumental singular)
За́падною Герма́ниею (instrumental singular)
За́падной Герма́нии (prepositional singular)


מערבֿ דײַטשלאַנד

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מערבֿ דײַטשלאַנד • (mayrev daytshland) n