n.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )b ə r- ' lin, G ber- ' l ē n
Function: 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 bet. E. & W. Germany, E. Berlin being made capital of E. Germany (1949) & W. Berlin a state (not formally incorporated) of W. Germany
– Ber · lin · er \ ( ˌ )b ə r- ' li-n ə r \ noun