berlin

¹

[ ber-lin, bur-lin ]

noun

1. a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
2. Automotive. berline.
3. (sometimes initial capital letter) Berlin wool.

Berlin

²

[ ber-lin bur-lin German ber-leen ]

noun

1. Irving, 1888–1989, U.S. songwriter.
2. Isaiah, 1909–97, English political philosopher and historian, born in Latvia.
3. the capital of Germany, in the NE part: constitutes a state. 341 sq. mi. (883 sq. km). Formerly (1948-90) divided into a western zone West Berlin, a part of West Germany; and an eastern zone East Berlin, the capital of East Germany.
4. a town in central Connecticut.
5. a city in N New Hampshire.

Berlin

¹

/ bɜːˈlɪn /

noun

1. BerlinIrving18881989MUSRussianMUSIC: composerMUSIC: lyricist Irving . original name Israel Baline , 1888–1989, US composer and writer of lyrics, born in Russia. His musical comedies include Annie Get Your Gun (1946); his most popular song is White Christmas
2. BerlinSir Isaiah19091997MBritishLatvianPHILOSOPHY: philosopherHISTORY: historianPOLITICS: diplomat Sir Isaiah . 1909–97, British philosopher, born in Latvia, historian, and diplomat. His books include Historical Inevitability (1954) and The Magus of the North (1993)

Berlin

²

/ bɛrˈliːn; bɜːˈlɪn /

noun

1. the capital of Germany (1871–1945 and from 1990), formerly divided (1945–90) into the eastern sector, capital of East Germany, and the western sectors, which formed an exclave in East German territory closely affiliated with West Germany: a wall dividing the sectors was built in 1961 by the East German authorities to stop the flow of refugees from east to west; demolition of the wall began in 1989 and the city was formally reunited in 1990: formerly (1618–1871) the capital of Brandenburg and Prussia. Pop: 3 388 477 (2003 est)

berlin

³

/ ˈbɜːlɪn; bəˈlɪn /

noun

1. Also calledberlin wool sometimes capital a fine wool yarn used for tapestry work, etc
2. a four-wheeled two-seated covered carriage, popular in the 18th century
3. a limousine with a glass partition between the front and rear seats

Berlin

1. Capital of reunited Germany , located in the northeastern part of the country.

Notes

With the reunification of the two Germanys in 1990, the reunified city of Berlin was restored to its place as Germany's capital.

The two Berlins were physically separated by the Berlin Wall (see also Berlin Wall ), a barrier designed to prevent East Germans from crossing into West Berlin, from 1961 to 1989.

The Berlin Airlift of 1948–1949 supplied West Berlin by air transport after the Soviet Union set up a land and water blockade in an attempt to gain political control of this noncommunist “island” in the midst of communist East Germany.

Formerly the capital of Prussia and then of Germany, Berlin was occupied by American, British, French, and Soviet troops after World War II . Disagreements among the Allies led to the partition of the city, with the Soviet zone becoming East Berlin, and the other zones West Berlin. East Berlin became the capital of the communist German Democratic Republic ( East Germany ), but West Berlin lost its capital status to Bonn in the Federal Republic of Germany ( West Germany ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of berlin¹

1725–35; after Berlin, Germany; the carriage was allegedly designed about 1670 by an architect of the Elector of Brandenburg

Word History and Origins

Origin of berlin¹

C18: named after Berlin

Example Sentences

He collapsed, was rushed to a hospital, then evacuated to Berlin, Germany, where doctors concluded that he had been poisoned with a lethal nerve agent called Novichok.

From Vox

Their sickly mother, he adds “was still bedbound in Berlin.”

From Washington Blade

They include Amsterdam, Berlin, London, Nairobi, New York, Oslo, Singapore, Stockholm and Sydney.

From TechCrunch

Rumors have been flying this week that SAP was going to buy Berlin business process automation startup Signavio, and sure enough the company made it official today.

From TechCrunch

HiPeople, an HR tech startup based in Berlin that wants to automate the reference checking process, has raised $3 million in seed funding.

From TechCrunch

As Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933, Roth took a one- way train from Berlin to Paris, never to return.

From The Daily Beast

On November 9, the Berlin Wall fell, but demonstrations in East Germany continued until the first free elections in March.

From The Daily Beast

Thriller author Patrick Oster was a reporter in Berlin when the wall came down 25 years ago.

From The Daily Beast

That creative feeling kind of came alive once the wall came down, and then Germany of course made Berlin the capital again.

From The Daily Beast

I had been to East Germany and East Berlin before the fall of the wall.

From The Daily Beast

After the first exhibition of her pictures in Berlin, her "God-given talent" was several times mentioned by the art critics.

From Project Gutenberg

Austria's fall was due to the lethargy and hesitation of the courts of Berlin and St. Petersburg.

From Project Gutenberg

She is spending the summer near Deppe, and he hears her play the programme she is going to give in Berlin next winter, every day.

From Project Gutenberg

Berlin was equally cut off from competition, for Berlin had to devote herself to the task of financing war for Germany.

From Project Gutenberg

The war credit bank of Greater Berlin, for instance, was established with a capital of 18 millions of marks, of which 25 per cent.

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