Wilhelmstrasse

American  

[vil-helm-shtrah-suh] / ˈvɪl hɛlmˌʃtrɑ sə /

noun

1. a street in Berlin, Germany: location of the German foreign office and other government buildings until 1945.

2. (formerly) the foreign office and policies of the German government.

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Wilhelmstrasse British  

/ ˈvɪlhɛlmʃtraːsə /

noun

1. a street in the centre of Berlin, where the German foreign office and other government buildings were situated until 1945

2. Germany's ministry of foreign affairs until 1945

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Example Sentences

By seven o’clock, Melita and her parents stood on the crowded Wilhelmstrasse, the wide street that led past the President’s Palace and the Chancellery, the building that housed important government offices.

From Literature

The marchers streamed through the massive stone Brandenburg Gate and turned down Wilhelmstrasse.

From Literature

Naming the metro stop after the main road by its western exit, Wilhelmstrasse, had not been an option because the street was too long.

From The Guardian

Wilhelmstrasse in the city centre.

From The Guardian

Some professional hosts control dozens of properties; in Mitte, a government study found that in one building on Wilhelmstrasse, 280 out of 300 apartments were rented to short-stay tourists.

From Salon