germany

Definition of germany in English English dictionary: (countable; hist. pre-1871) Any of the German states. Melton’s useful new book traces the explosion of public institutions in eighteenth-century England, France and the Germanies; Country in Central Europe. Official name: Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland); (countable; hist. 1949-1990) Either of the German states, FRG and GDR. The two Germanies exchanged permanent representatives in 1974; {i} country in central Europe; Any of the German states. Melton's useful new book traces the explosion of public institutions in eighteenth-century England, France and the Germanies; Either of the German states, FRG and GDR. The two Germanies exchanged permanent representatives in 1974; a country in central Europe, which was divided from 1945 until 1990 into West Germany and East Germany. Population: 83,030,000 (2001). Capital: Berlin. It is a member of the EU. officially Federal Republic of Germany Republic, north-central Europe. Federal Republic of Germany Germany East Germany West Social Democratic Party of Germany; a republic in central Europe; split into East German and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990; deutschland; country of origin; Almayne; ge
East Germany: A former country of Europe between 1949 and 1990, officially called the German Democratic Republic (GDR), capital East Berlin
Federal Republic of Germany: The official name of the state of Germany
Nazi Germany: The German regime of Adolf Hitler lasting from 1933 to 1945
West Germany: A former country in Europe, now part of Germany. Officially called the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG)
East Germany: former country in central Europe which was created by the Russian occupation of Germany in 1945 (reunited with West Germany in 1990)
East Germany: A former country of northern Europe on the Baltic Sea. It was formed in 1949 from the zone of Germany occupied by Soviet troops after World War II. It was reunified with West Germany in 1990.East German adj. & n. a former country in northeast Europe, which in 1990 joined again with West Germany (the Federal Republic of Germany) to become Germany German. officially German Democratic Republic Former republic (1945-90), north-central Europe. It is now the eastern portion of the Federal Republic of Germany. In 1945 occupied Germany was divided into U.S., British, French, and Soviet zones. In 1949 the U.S., British, and French zones were combined as West Germany, while the Soviet zone became a communist state as East Germany. Declared a sovereign country in 1955, it became a founding member of the Warsaw Pact. The regimes of Walter Ulbricht and later Erich Honecker were harshly repressive. The Berlin Wall was constructed at the border of the divided city of Berlin in 1961 to stem the flight of East German citizens to the West. The communist government was dismantled in 1989-90, and the country adopted the constitution and name of Germany when the states were united in October 1990
Federal Republic of Germany: the official name of Germany
Social Democratic Party of Germany: German political party. Formed in 1875 as the Socialist Workers' Party and renamed in 1890, it is Germany's oldest and largest single party. Its influence grew until World War I, when centrists led by Karl Kautsky formed the Independent Social Democrats and leftists led by Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht formed the Spartacists. Its right wing under Friedrich Ebert helped crush the Soviet-style uprisings in Germany in 1918 and won 37% of the vote in the 1919 elections. The government's acceptance of the Treaty of Versailles and Germany's severe economic problems caused a drop in support in the 1920s. Outlawed by the Nazis in 1933, the party revived after World War II in West Germany and grew steadily, receiving almost 46% of the vote in the 1972 elections. It formed coalition governments with the Christian Democratic Union (1966-69) and the Free Democratic Party (1969-82). In 1990 it reunited with a newly independent SPD from the former East Germany, and in 1998 it returned to power under Gerhard Schröder as the senior partner in a coalition government with the Green Party
West Germany: former country in central Europe which was created by uniting the British French and American occupied zones in 1945 (reunited with East Germany in 1990)
West Germany: A former country of central Europe bordering on the North Sea. It was part of Germany until 1945, when the country was divided into U.S., French, British, and Soviet zones of occupation. In 1949 the three western zones were reconstituted as West Germany; the Soviet zone became East Germany. West Germany was reunified with East Germany in 1990.West German adj. & n. a former country in western Europe, between France and East Germany, whose capital city was Bonn. In 1949 Germany was split into two countries: the western part became West Germany or the Federal Republic of Germany, and the eastern part became East Germany or the German Democratic Republic, a communist country. The two countries joined together again in 1990 to become Germany, after the fall of the Berlin Wall. German. officially Federal Republic of Germany Former republic (1949-90), west-central Europe. It consisted of the western two-thirds of what is now the Federal Republic of Germany. It was formed in 1949 when the U.S., British, and French zones of occupation in Germany were united, while the Soviet zone became East Germany. It became a sovereign country and a member of NATO in 1955, though its occupiers retained military bases. It united with Saarland in 1957, and it joined the UN in 1973. It was reunited with East Germany in October 1990
east germany: a republic in north central Europe on the Baltic; established by the Soviet Union in 1954; reunified with West Germany in 1990
federal republic of germany: a republic in central Europe; split into East German and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
federal republic of germany: a republic in north central Europe on the North Sea; established in 1949 from the zones of Germany occupied by the British and French and Americans after the German defeat; reunified with East Germany in 1990
west germany: a republic in north central Europe on the North Sea; established in 1949 from the zones of Germany occupied by the British and French and Americans after the German defeat; reunified with East Germany in 1990