German

Proper noun

Westdeutschland n

1. Western Germany.
2. (historical) West Germany, the Federal Republic of Germany as it existed between 1949 and 1989/1990. [post-1949]

Usage notes

• See the usage note in the entry Ostdeutschland.

Related terms

• Westdeutscher
• Westen
• Wessi
• Deutschland

See also

• BRD
• Mitteldeutschland