Berliner

[ bur-luh-ner ]

/ ˈbɜr lə nər /

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noun

Emile, 1851–1929, U.S. inventor, born in Germany.

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Words nearby Berliner

berley, Berlichingen, berlin, Berlin airlift, berline, Berliner, Berlin, Irving, Berlin Wall, Berlin wool, Berlioz, Berlusconi

Other definitions for Berliner (2 of 2)

Berliner²

[ bur-lin-er ]

/ bɜrˈlɪn ər /

noun

a native or resident of Berlin, Germany.

Origin of Berliner

First recorded in 1855–60; Berlin + -er¹

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How to use Berliner in a sentence

Like Berliner Weiss, these beers are unfiltered and slightly opaque.
Wine Snobs, There’s a Beer for You|Jordan Salcito|April 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And then she tasted the Fritz Briem Berliner Weisse 1809, and everything changed.
Wine Snobs, There’s a Beer for You|Jordan Salcito|April 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I ordered the same beer she had, and for the next two hours, we drank this refreshing brew: Fritz Briem Berliner Weisse “1809.”
Wine Snobs, There’s a Beer for You|Jordan Salcito|April 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Another, Marlene Berliner, said that she was still “very confused.”
The Worst Governor for Women|Linda Hirshman|March 4, 2010|DAILY BEAST

But there are moments when one feels as though Strauss's heroine were not even a Berliner, or of the upper middle class.
Musical Portraits|Paul Rosenfeld
Berliner, as a poor German youth of nineteen, had landed in Castle Garden in 1870 to seek his fortune.
The History of the Telephone|Herbert N. Casson
The first notable improvement upon Bell's invention was the making of the transmitter, in 1877, by Emile Berliner.
The History of the Telephone|Herbert N. Casson
Later the Bell Company bought Berliner's patent and took up his side of the case.
The History of the Telephone|Herbert N. Casson
The window of this room, which is known as a Berliner Zimmer, is always in one corner and lights it insufficiently.
Home Life in Germany|Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick

British Dictionary definitions for Berliner

Berliner

/ (bɜːˈlɪnə) /

noun

a native or inhabitant of Berlin

a newspaper having a format between that of a broadsheet and a tabloid, approximately 18.5 inches by 12.4 inches (47 x 31.5 centimetres)

Word Origin for Berliner

C20: (for sense 2) this format was first adopted by Berlin newspapers

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