"DDR" meaning in German

See DDR in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: De-DDR.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: DDR [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], DDR [nominative, singular], DDR [genitive, singular], DDR [dative, singular], DDR [accusative, singular]
Head templates: {{de-proper noun|f}} DDR f (proper noun, genitive DDR) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f.sg}}
  1. (usually preceded by definite article, historical) initialism of Deutsche Demokratische Republik (= German Democratic Republic), official name of East Germany: A former Communist country of Central Europe, existing between 1949 and 1990: GDR Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, feminine, historical, initialism, proper-noun Alternative form of: Deutsche Demokratische Republik (extra: (= German Democratic Republic), official name of East Germany: A former Communist country of Central Europe, existing between 1949 and 1990: GDR) Related terms: IM, Ossi, Stasi, Wessi, Zoni Coordinate_terms: BRD
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          "ref": "2017 June 5, Jana Simon, “Frei hinter geschlossener Tür”, in Die Zeit, archived from the original on 21 Dec 2017:",
          "text": "Sie trugen lange Haare, lasen marxistische Basisliteratur und diskutierten an unserem Wohnzimmertisch, wie man die DDR reformieren könnte.",
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