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  berlin

  noun

  a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
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  Berlin

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  Irving, 1888–1989, U.S. songwriter.

berlin

¹ American  

[ber-lin, bur-lin] / bərˈlɪn, ˈbɜr lɪn /

noun

1. a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.

2. Automotive. berline.

3. (sometimes initial capital letter) Berlin wool.

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Berlin ² American  

[ber-lin, bur-lin, ber-leen] / bərˈlɪn, ˈbɜr lɪn, bɛrˈlin /

noun

1. Irving, 1888–1989, U.S. songwriter.

2. Isaiah, 1909–97, English political philosopher and historian, born in Latvia.

3. the capital of Germany, in the NE part: constitutes a state. 341 sq. mi. (883 sq. km). Formerly (1948-90) divided into a western zone West Berlin, a part of West Germany; and an eastern zone East Berlin, the capital of East Germany.

4. a town in central Connecticut.

5. a city in N New Hampshire.

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Berlin ¹ British  

/ bɛrˈliːn, bɜːˈlɪn /

noun

1. the capital of Germany (1871–1945 and from 1990), formerly divided (1945–90) into the eastern sector, capital of East Germany, and the western sectors, which formed an exclave in East German territory closely affiliated with West Germany: a wall dividing the sectors was built in 1961 by the East German authorities to stop the flow of refugees from east to west; demolition of the wall began in 1989 and the city was formally reunited in 1990: formerly (1618–1871) the capital of Brandenburg and Prussia. Pop: 3 388 477 (2003 est)

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Berlin ² British  

/ bɜːˈlɪn /

noun

1. Irving . original name Israel Baline , 1888–1989, US composer and writer of lyrics, born in Russia. His musical comedies include Annie Get Your Gun (1946); his most popular song is White Christmas

2. Sir Isaiah . 1909–97, British philosopher, born in Latvia, historian, and diplomat. His books include Historical Inevitability (1954) and The Magus of the North (1993)

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berlin ³ British  

/ ˈbɜːlɪn, bəˈlɪn /

noun

1. Also called: berlin wool. (sometimes capital) a fine wool yarn used for tapestry work, etc

2. a four-wheeled two-seated covered carriage, popular in the 18th century

3. a limousine with a glass partition between the front and rear seats

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Berlin Cultural  

1. Capital of reunited Germany, located in the northeastern part of the country.

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With the reunification of the two Germanys in 1990, the reunified city of Berlin was restored to its place as Germany's capital.

The two Berlins were physically separated by the Berlin Wall (see also Berlin Wall), a barrier designed to prevent East Germans from crossing into West Berlin, from 1961 to 1989.

The Berlin Airlift of 1948–1949 supplied West Berlin by air transport after the Soviet Union set up a land and water blockade in an attempt to gain political control of this noncommunist “island” in the midst of communist East Germany.

Formerly the capital of Prussia and then of Germany, Berlin was occupied by American, British, French, and Soviet troops after World War II. Disagreements among the Allies led to the partition of the city, with the Soviet zone becoming East Berlin, and the other zones West Berlin. East Berlin became the capital of the communist German Democratic Republic (East Germany), but West Berlin lost its capital status to Bonn in the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany).

Etymology

Origin of berlin

1725–35; after Berlin, Germany; the carriage was allegedly designed about 1670 by an architect of the Elector of Brandenburg

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"Did a shoot 4 Hugo Boss in berlin this morning now i'm chillin in my Majorca Hotel after a 12.2km run."

From The Guardian ● Mar. 21, 2011

Queen Elena left the Quirinal Palace first in a State berlin, with a company of cuirassiers riding before.

From Time Magazine Archive

The berlin was lined with crimson silk, and there, squatting on one of the low broad seats, sat the Viceroy.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 by Various

The berlin stood on the top of the hill, at the entrance of Varennes, while their pretended couriers were riding about, rousing the sleeping village, in search of horses to go on with.

From The Peasant and the Prince by Joseph Martin Kronheim

"We are lost!" he shouted in an agony; and O'Toole saw the hind wheel of the berlin slip off the road and revolve for the fraction of a second in the air.

From Clementina by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason

“I didn’t know who James Baldwin was. I didn’t know who Josephine Baker was. I didn’t know the significance of the Berlin Wall. I had never been out of the country, let alone Louisiana.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Berlin, in particular, has massively ramped up procurement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Huang was back to the old lingo at a conference in Berlin a few weeks later: “Every company in Europe will become an AI company,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

In October, Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Chancellor Friedrich Merz met in Berlin and announced plans to work more closely on economic growth, defence and technology.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

It was true—the East German police were blocking the border to West Berlin.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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