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Federal Republic of Germany

American  

noun

  1. official name of Germany.

  2. (formerly) official name of West Germany.


Federal Republic of Germany British  

noun

  1. the official name of Germany, formerly used to refer to West Germany

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Federal Republic of Germany Cultural  
  1. Official name for Germany; until 1990, the official name for West Germany.


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I do not mean to draw comparisons between Nazis and Hamas, or a new Palestinian Authority and the Federal Republic of Germany, or World War II and the war in Gaza.

From Slate May 21, 2024

“This is the most extensive seizure of Bitcoins by law enforcement in the Federal Republic of Germany to date,” said Kay Anders, a spokesman for the Saxony state police.

From New York Times Jan. 30, 2024

To gain some perspective, imagine the reaction if the postwar Federal Republic of Germany had erected a statue to Heinrich Himmler.

From Salon Nov. 4, 2023

Two weeks later, the Western Allies unified their occupation zones to form the new country of the Federal Republic of Germany, usually referred to as West Germany, with the city of Bonn as its capital.

From Textbooks Dec. 14, 2022

Today, the Federal Republic of Germany is a thriving democracy with a federation of sixteen states.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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