See also: Rot-Grün

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From rot (red) +‎ grün (green), derived from the colors representing these parties.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʁoːtˈɡʁyːn/
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  • Hyphenation: rot‧grün

Adjective

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rot-grün (strong nominative masculine singular rot-grüner, not comparable)

  1. (German politics, relational) red-green, of a coalition between the SPD (a large social democratic party in Germany) and Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (the largest environmental party in Germany)
    • 2010, Der Spiegel[1], number 32/2010, page 17:
      Das rot-grüne Gesetz sieht vor, dass bis 2022 alle Atomkraftwerke vom Netz gehen.
      The "red-green" law provides that all nuclear power pants are taken off the grid until 2022.

Declension

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Further reading

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  • rot-grün” in Duden online
  • rot-grün” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache