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GDR

American  
Or G.D.R.

abbreviation

  1. German Democratic Republic: official name of East Germany.


GDR British  

abbreviation

  1. German Democratic Republic (East Germany; DDR)

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Example Sentences

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This is the part of Germany where the older generation, from the GDR years, grew up learning Russian language and culture.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2024

The trainee car mechanic’s view is one that echoes through the streets of towns, cities and villages that once made up the communist GDR.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2024

At $5 billion, the GDR deal would easily be the largest such listing by a Chinese company in Switzerland, according to Refinitiv data.

From Reuters • Mar. 15, 2023

After hours of interrogation, he acknowledged his homosexuality and signed a “letter of commitment” pledging his support to the “security forces of the GDR in their righteous fight.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 23, 2021

Unless that border could be closed off completely, Ulbricht believed, the GDR was bound to lose.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau