Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands

German

Alternative forms

• SED

Etymology

The term Einheitspartei (“unity party”) refers to the forced union between the East German SPD (Social Democrats) and KPD (Communists).

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Proper noun

die Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Sozialistischen Einheitspartei Deutschlands)

1. Socialist Unity Party of Germany, the main party in East Germany from 1946 till 1989, also called the “East German Communist Party”