Weimar Republic

American  

noun

1. the German republic (1919–33), founded at Weimar.

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Weimar Republic British  

noun

1. the German republic that existed from 1919 to Hitler's accession to power in 1933

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Weimar Republic Cultural  

1. A common name for the democratic government of Germany between the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II and the assumption of power by Adolf Hitler in 1933; Weimar, Germany, was where its constitution was drawn up. The constitution abolished the several constitutional monarchies that had previously formed the German Empire. The Weimar government was unpopular because of its acceptance of the harsh provisions of the Treaty of Versailles; the large penalties Germany had to pay caused economic chaos in the country, with German money declining daily in value. Germany's Weimar years, however, were a period of political freedom and cultural creativity, both of which were snuffed out by Hitler.

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Example Sentences

Second, some gold fans point back to instances such as the Weimar Republic in Germany in 1923, when the paper currency was rendered worthless by the greatest example of hyperinflation in recorded history.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 14, 2025

Adolf Hitler and his closest lieutenants understood democratic structures and processes as well as anyone in the era, and set about disabling then dismantling the Weimar Republic.

From Salon • May 20, 2025

Army in Germany, living along the Rhine from 1921 to 1923, during the Weimar Republic between the two World Wars.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2024

He is one of Carnegie’s Perspectives artists this season, and with these concerts was opening the hall’s festival Fall of the Weimar Republic: Dancing on the Precipice.

From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2024

Benno's father flies the gold-and-black flag of the Weimar Republic.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti