Berliner
1[ bur-luh-ner ]
/ ˈbɜr lə nər /
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noun
Emile, 1851–1929, U.S. inventor, born in Germany.
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berley, Berlichingen, berlin, Berlin airlift, berline, Berliner, Berlin, Irving, Berlin Wall, Berlin wool, Berlioz, Berlusconi
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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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