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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Weimar Republic

Germany continued paying debt from the Weimar Republic into the 21st century.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

In Germany, a democratic revolution toppled the monarchy in 1918, bringing into existence the fragile Weimar Republic, which communists in Moscow hoped would soon succumb to a communist revolution.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

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

The developments have prompted many to compare modern Germany with the Weimar Republic, the fragile democracy of the 1920s and 1930s whose failure gave rise to the Nazis.

From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2024

The Treaty also installed a democratic government, called the Weimar Republic.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti