BERLIN


Meaning of BERLIN in English

I. (ˌ)bər-ˈlin biographical name

Irving 1888-1989 American (Russian-born) composer

II. (ˌ)bər-ˈlin, German ber-ˈlēn geographical name

city comprising a state of Germany capital of (reunified) Germany on Spree River; before 1945 capital of Germany & of Prussia; divided under postwar occupation between East & West Germany, East Berlin being made capital of East Germany (1949) & West Berlin a state (not formally incorporated) of West Germany

• Ber·lin·er (ˌ)bər-ˈli-nər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.