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GDR

American  
Or G.D.R.

abbreviation

  1. German Democratic Republic: official name of East Germany.


GDR British  

abbreviation

  1. German Democratic Republic (East Germany; DDR)

"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

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This is the part of Germany where the older generation, from the GDR years, grew up learning Russian language and culture.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2024

The SIX Swiss Exchange cited low appetite for Chinese risk exposure amid currently difficult market conditions and the novelty of GDR instruments as factors for the low trading volumes.

From Reuters ● Apr. 20, 2023

The sources said the Chinese regulator has concerns over the vast scale of CATL's GDR offering.

From Reuters ● Mar. 15, 2023

After hours of interrogation, he acknowledged his homosexuality and signed a “letter of commitment” pledging his support to the “security forces of the GDR in their righteous fight.”

From Washington Post ● Sep. 23, 2021

For Ulbricht, the problem with the city's open border had nothing to do with spies: It was with the dissatisfaction of his own people, the seventeen million citizens of the German Democratic Republic, or GDR.

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

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