/jerr"meuh nee/ , n.
a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq. mi. (357,039 sq. km). Cap.: Berlin. Official name, Federal Republic of Germany . German, Deutschland . Formerly, Deutsches Reich . Cf. East Germany, West Germany .