- DDR
- f; -; Abk., HIST. (Deutsche Demokratische Republik) GDR (= German Democratic Republic), East Germany umg.* * *die DDR(Abk.: Deutsche Demokratische Republik) German Democratic Republic; GDR* * *I DDR is the abbreviated name of the former East Germany (Deutsche Demokratische Republik). The DDR was created in 1949 out of the Soviet-occupied zone of Germany and evolved into a Warsaw Pact state. Its economy, government and society were closely based on those of the Soviet Union. In 1961 the DDR cut itself off even further from West Germany and the West in general with the construction of the Berlin Wall. By the end of the 1980s increasing numbers of civil rights groups were protesting against its harsh regime, and demanding reforms. The huge pressure exerted by this "velvet revolution" brought about the collapse of the economically weak socialist system in the autumn of 1989. On October 3rd 1990 Germany was re-unified and the DDR became part of the Bundesrepublik Deutschland. See: → BRD II [deːdeː'|ɛr]f - (HIST) abbrGDR, German Democratic Republic, East Germany* * *DDR<->[de:de:ˈʔɛr]f kein pl HIST Abk von Deutsche Demokratische Republik▪ die \DDR East Germany, the GDR, the German Democratic Republic formdie ehemalige \DDR [the] former East Germany* * *die; DDR Abkürzung (1949-1990) = Deutsche Demokratische Republik GDR; East Germany (in popular use)* * *DDR f; -; abk, HIST (Deutsche Demokratische Republik) GDR (= German Democratic Republic), East Germany umgdeutschA. adj1. German;jetzt reden wir mal deutsch miteinander umg, fig it’s about time we had a word (with each other);deutsch sprechend German speaking;der deutsche Michel the simple honest German;deutsche Schrift German (oder Sütterlin) script;die deutsche Schweiz German-speaking Switzerland2. in Bezeichnungen großgeschrieben:Deutsche Bahn (abk DB) German Rail;Deutsche Bucht GEOG the German Bight;Deutscher Bund HIST German Confederation;Deutsche Demokratische Republik (abk DDR) HIST German Democratic Republic;Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft (abk DLRG) German Life Saving Society;Deutsches Reich HIST the German Reich (oder Empire)B. adv:deutsch gesinnt sein think of o.s. as (a) German, feel a kinship with Germans* * *die; DDR Abkürzung (1949-1990) = Deutsche Demokratische Republik GDR; East Germany (in popular use)
Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch. 2013.