Berliner1
[bur-luh-ner]
- Emile,1851–1929, U.S. inventor, born in Germany.
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Berliner2
[bur-lin-er]
- a native or resident of Berlin, Germany.
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Origin of Berliner2
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Examples from the Web for berliner
Contemporary Examples
Like Berliner Weiss, these beers are unfiltered and slightly opaque.
Historical Examples
The Berliner Tageblatt has returned again and again to the charge.
The Better Germany in War TimeHarold Picton
It is impossible to think of dropping in suddenly on a Berliner for a meal.
Face to Face with KaiserismJames W. Gerard
The special agent asked to see the room Berliner had occupied.
Uncle Sam DetectiveWilliam Atherton Du Puy
"It would have been impossible without Archie," Berliner was saying.
Uncle Sam DetectiveWilliam Atherton Du Puy
The case against Berliner did not come to a crisis immediately.
Uncle Sam DetectiveWilliam Atherton Du Puy
Berliner
- 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)
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Word Origin
C20: (for sense 2) this format was first adopted by Berlin newspapers
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