West Germany
a former republic in central Europe: created in 1949 by the coalescing of the British, French, and U.S. zones of occupied Germany established in 1945. 96,025 sq. mi. (248,706 sq. km). Capital: Bonn.
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- Official name Federal Republic of Germany.
Other words from West Germany
- West German, adjective, noun
- Compare Germany.
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There was no Stonewall moment in West Germany, no memorable stand against the oppressive policing and sexual morality of those early postwar decades.
The problem with a U.S.-centric understanding of Pride and LGBTQ rights | Samuel Huneke | June 4, 2021 | Washington PostThe government equalized the age of consent, years before most other countries, including West Germany and the United States.
The problem with a U.S.-centric understanding of Pride and LGBTQ rights | Samuel Huneke | June 4, 2021 | Washington PostHis father, a radio journalist, left Czechoslovakia amid the Communist takeover in 1948 and settled in what was then West Germany, where he spent his career with Radio Free Europe.
Lubomir Kavalek, international chess grandmaster, dies at 77 | Emily Langer | January 20, 2021 | Washington PostThe grandmaster used his winnings to buy a few bottles of alcohol, which he then gave to border guards to let him pass into West Germany.
Lubomir Kavalek, international chess grandmaster, dies at 77 | Emily Langer | January 20, 2021 | Washington PostHe then scored both goals in Italy’s 2-0 win over Poland in the semifinals and, of course, another one in the final triumph against West Germany.
Paolo Rossi, Italian World Cup soccer hero, dies at 64 | Phil Davison | December 10, 2020 | Washington Post
“For a while, the only manifestations of change were people defecting to West Germany,” says Park.
North Korea’s Secret Movie Bootleggers: How Western Films Make It Into the Hermit Kingdom | Lizzie Crocker | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo if you were an East German, you could go to Hungary and then could go across to Austria, and from Austria into West Germany.
How The Cold War Endgame Played Out In The Rubble Of The Berlin Wall | William O’Connor | November 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat the Soviet agents thought—those who were now stuck in West Germany—I can only imagine.
The Stacks: How The Berlin Wall Inspired John le Carré’s First Masterpiece | John le Carré | November 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThen, in 1976, Peru deported Schwend to West Germany, where he landed in jail once again when he could not pay a $21 hotel bill.
I went for the underdogs, the teams from countries that no longer exist: Czechoslovakia, West Germany, the Soviet Union.
In the period since 1967 relations with West Germany have continued without major difficulties.
Area Handbook for Romania | Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. WalpoleDuring 1972 relations between Bulgaria and West Germany improved.
Area Handbook for Bulgaria | Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
British Dictionary definitions for West Germany
a former republic in N central Europe, on the North Sea: established in 1949 from the zones of Germany occupied by the British, Americans, and French after the defeat of Nazi Germany; a member of the European Community; reunited with East Germany in 1990: Official name: Federal Republic of Germany See also Germany
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Cultural definitions for West Germany
Popular name for the Federal Republic of Germany before the reunification of Germany in 1990. Bonn was the seat of its government.
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