Federal Republic of Germany

Definitions of Federal Republic of Germany
  1. noun
    a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
    synonyms: Deutschland, FRG, Germany
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    European country, European nation
    any one of the countries occupying the European continent
  2. noun
    a republic in north central Europe on the North Sea; established in 1949 from the zones of Germany occupied by the British and French and Americans after the German defeat; reunified with East Germany in 1990
    synonyms: West Germany
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    European country, European nation
    any one of the countries occupying the European continent
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