Berlin Wall
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English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /bɜːˈlɪn wɔːl/, (commonly) /ˈbɜː-/
- (US) IPA(key): /bɝˈlɪn wɔl/, (commonly) /ˈbɝ-/
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Proper noun
- (history) A wall that parted the city of Berlin until 1989, constructed by the German Democratic Republic to keep East Germans from escaping to West Berlin.
Related terms
Translations
wall that parted Berlin
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Noun
Berlin Wall (plural Berlin Walls)
- (politics) Any barrier designed to keep people from crossing a border, e.g. the one proposed to keep people from crossing from Mexico into the United States.
Translations
barrier designed to keep people from crossing a border
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