West Germany
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West Germany
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From informal use describing the British-, French-, and American-occupied zones of Germany following World War II, under influence from existing German Westdeutschland and Westdeutscher used to describe those areas of German-speaking Europe since the 17th and 18th centuries.
proper noun
- A former country in Central Europe, distinguished from the German Democratic Republic, commonly known as East Germany. Official name: Federal Republic of Germany. The ECSC, which was made up of six nations (France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) later evolved into the European Economic Community (EEC) – under which the member states established a common market, and worked to harmonize their policies on everything from agricultur
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A geographic region of Germany, consisting of the states formerly part of the Cold War-era West Germany, also known as Western Germany.
Similar: Federal Republic of Germany, Free Germany, West German State
- Collectively, the British-, French-, and American-occupied zones of Germany, distinguished from the Soviet-occupied zone.
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name former European country
| Español | Alemania Occidental, Alemania del Oeste, Alemania Federal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 서독 Seodok |
| 日本語 | 西ドイツ Nishi doitsu |
| 中文 | 西德 Xī Dé |
| हिन्दी | पश्चिम जर्मनी paścim jarmanī |
| Kiswahili | Ujerumani Magharibi |
| Português | Alemanha Ocidental |
| Français | Allemagne de l'Ouest |
| Deutsch | Westdeutschland |
| Italiano | Germania Ovest |
| Ελληνικά | Δυτική Γερμανία Dytikí Germanía |
| Română | Germania de Vest, Germania Occidentală |
| Русский | За́падная Герма́ния Západnaja Germánija |
| Tiếng Việt | Tây Đức |
| العربية | أَلْمَانِيَا الْغَرْبِيَّة ʔalmāniyā l-ḡarbiyya |
| עברית | גֶּרְמַנְיָה הַמַּעֲרָבִית germánya ha-ma'aravít |
Talk about this word "West Germany." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/west%20germany. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. West Germany. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/west%20germany "West Germany." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/west%20germany.Cite this
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title = {West Germany},
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