Tag der Deutschen Einheit

German

Alternative forms

• Tag der deutschen Einheit (see usage notes below)

Etymology

Literally, “Day of German unity”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaːk dɛɐ̯ ˌdɔʏ̯t͡ʃən ˈaɪ̯nhaɪ̯t/, (northern also) /ˈta(ː)x .../

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Proper noun

Tag der Deutschen Einheit m (proper noun, strong, genitive Tages der Deutschen Einheit or Tags der Deutschen Einheit)

1. German Unity Day, the national holiday of the Federal Republic of Germany
   1. (historical, 1954 – 1990) 17 June, the anniversary of the East German uprising of 1953
   2. (since 1990) 3 October, the anniversary of German reunification in 1990

Usage notes

• The official form had a lower-case d until 1990 and has had an upper-case D since. In non-official practice, however, both forms have been used indiscriminately.