Berlin Wall
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Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /bɜːˈlɪn wɔːl/, (commonly) /ˈbɜː-/
- (US): IPA(key): /bɝˈlɪn wɔl/, (commonly) /ˈbɝ-/
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Proper noun edit
- (history) A wall that parted the city of Berlin until 1989, constructed by the German Democratic Republic to keep East Germans from escaping to West Berlin.
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wall that parted Berlin
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Noun edit
Berlin Wall (plural Berlin Walls)
- (politics) Any barrier designed to keep people from crossing a border, e.g. the one proposed to keep people from crossing from Mexico into the United States.
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barrier designed to keep people from crossing a border
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