Weimar

[ vahy-mahr, wahy- ]

noun

1. a city in Thuringia, in central Germany.

Weimar

/ ˈvaimar /

noun

1. a city in E central Germany, in Thuringia: a cultural centre in the 18th and early 19th century; scene of the adoption (1919) of the constitution of the Weimar Republic. Pop: 64 409 (2003 est)

Other Words From

• Wei·mari·an adjective noun

Example Sentences

Would its leadership drop the oath to the Constitution and swear an oath to Trump personally, as the German Army did when it swore personal allegiance to the Führer rather than the Weimar constitution?

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The press played a significant role in undermining and ultimately destroying the Weimar Republic.

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The parallels between America and Weimar Germany astonish me.

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In the late 1980s, I used the U.S. as an example saying, Weimar Germany had 12-13 years of democracy, America has 200-plus years of living in democratic values.

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But I also can’t help but think about historical periods like Weimar Germany and how progress for queer communities can revert so drastically.

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