GDR

German Democratic Republic
German Democratic Republic#English

(historical) Initialism of German Democratic Republic (“East Germany”).


East Germany

(historical, 1949–1990) A former Communist country of Central Europe, existing between 1949 and 1990. Official name: German Democratic Republic. Capital: East Berlin.


German Democratic Republic

the German Democratic Republic (canonical)
GDR (abbreviation)

Calque of German Deutsche Demokratische Republik.

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The official name of East Germany from 1949 until reunification in 1990.

សាធារណរដ្ឋប្រជាធិបតេយ្យអាល្លឺម៉ង់

sa thea rak nak roath bro jea thib tai a ler morng

Герма́нская Демократи́ческая Респу́блика


Stasi

From German Stasi, abbreviation of Ministerium für Staatssicherheit (“Ministry for State Security”).

abbrev

German Democratic Republic
German Democratic Republic

(historical) The Ministry for State Security, secret police and intelligence organization of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany).


Berlin Wall

(history) A wall that parted the city of Berlin until 1989, constructed by the German Democratic Republic to keep East Germans from escaping to West Berlin.


fall of the wall

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


German Democratic Republican

en-noun

German Democratic Republican (plural German Democratic Republicans)


Anti-Fascist Protection Wall

(historical) Synonym of Berlin Wall (from the perspective of East Germany).


Eastalgia

Blend of East + nostalgia, a calque of German Ostalgie.