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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

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

The Goethe-Institut Los Angeles, which sits a few blocks south of the theater, is an institute of the Federal Republic of Germany that promotes international cultural exchanges.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2022

The newly reunified Federal Republic of Germany charged Markus Wolf with treason.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau