Berlin
n. capital city of Germany; family name; Irving Berlin (1888-1989), U.S. composer and songwriter best known for his work "Alexander's Ragtime Band" berlin n. type of large closed horse-drawn carriage; type of limousine | ||||
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Berlin Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Berlin
(n.)
Fine worsted for fancy-work; zephyr worsted; -- called also Berlin wool.
(n.)
A four-wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at Berlin.
(n.)
Fine worsted for fancy-work; zephyr worsted; -- called also Berlin wool.
(n.)
A four-wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at Berlin.
| WordNet 2.0 |
Berlin
Noun
1. capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
(synonym) German capital
(hypernym) national capital
(part-holonym) Germany, Federal Republic of Germany, Deutschland, FRG
(member-meronym) Berliner
(part-meronym) West Berlin
2. United States songwriter (born in Russia) who wrote more than 1500 songs and several musical comedies (1888-1989)
(synonym) Irving Berlin, Israel Baline
(hypernym) songwriter, songster, ballad maker
Noun
1. capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
(synonym) German capital
(hypernym) national capital
(part-holonym) Germany, Federal Republic of Germany, Deutschland, FRG
(member-meronym) Berliner
(part-meronym) West Berlin
2. United States songwriter (born in Russia) who wrote more than 1500 songs and several musical comedies (1888-1989)
(synonym) Irving Berlin, Israel Baline
(hypernym) songwriter, songster, ballad maker
berlin
Noun
1. a limousine with a glass partition between the front and back seats
(hypernym) limousine, limo
| hEnglish - advanced version |
berlin
berlin
\ber"lin\ (&?;), n. [the capital of prussia]
1. a four-wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at berlin.
2. fine worsted for fancy-work; zephyr worsted; -- called also berlin wool.
berlin
black, a black varnish, drying with almost a dead surface; -- used for coating the better kinds of ironware.
berlin
blue, prussian blue.
berlin
green, a complex cyanide of iron, used as a green dye, and similar to prussian blue.
berlin
iron, a very fusible variety of cast iron, from which figures and other delicate articles are manufactured. these are often stained or lacquered in imitation of bronze.
berlin
shop, a shop for the sale of worsted embroidery and the materials for such work.
berlin
work, worsted embroidery. [
similar words(10)
irving berlin
berlin iron
berlin shop
berlin black
berlin blue
berlin decree
berlin green
berlin wool
berlin work
west berlin
berlin
\ber"lin\ (&?;), n. [the capital of prussia]
1. a four-wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at berlin.
2. fine worsted for fancy-work; zephyr worsted; -- called also berlin wool.
berlin
black, a black varnish, drying with almost a dead surface; -- used for coating the better kinds of ironware.
berlin
blue, prussian blue.
berlin
green, a complex cyanide of iron, used as a green dye, and similar to prussian blue.
berlin
iron, a very fusible variety of cast iron, from which figures and other delicate articles are manufactured. these are often stained or lacquered in imitation of bronze.
berlin
shop, a shop for the sale of worsted embroidery and the materials for such work.
berlin
work, worsted embroidery. [
similar words(10)
irving berlin
berlin iron
berlin shop
berlin black
berlin blue
berlin decree
berlin green
berlin wool
berlin work
west berlin
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
berlin
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Berlin Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| CIA World Factbook 2005 |
Germany: Government
Introduction
Geography
People
Economy
Communications
Transportation
Military
Transnational Issues
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Country name: |
conventional long form: Federal Republic of Germany
conventional short form: Germany local long form: Bundesrepublik Deutschland local short form: Deutschland former: German Empire, German Republic, German Reich |
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Government type: |
federal republic |
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Capital: |
Berlin |
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Administrative divisions: |
13 states (Laender, singular - Land) and 3 free states* (Freistaaten, singular - Freistaat); Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bayern*, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Sachsen*, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thueringen* |
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Independence: |
18 January 1871 (German Empire unification); divided into four zones of occupation (UK, US, USSR, and later, France) in 1945 following World War II; Federal Republic of Germany (FRG or West Germany) proclaimed 23 May 1949 and included the former UK, US, and French zones; German Democratic Republic (GDR or East Germany) proclaimed 7 October 1949 and included the former USSR zone; unification of West Germany and East Germany took place 3 October 1990; all four powers formally relinquished rights 15 March 1991 |
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National holiday: |
Unity Day, 3 October (1990) |
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Constitution: |
23 May 1949, known as Basic Law; became constitution of the united German people 3 October 1990 |
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Legal system: |
civil law system with indigenous concepts; judicial review of legislative acts in the Federal Constitutional Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
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Suffrage: |
18 years of age; universal |
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Executive branch: |
chief of state: President Horst KOEHLER (since 1 July 2004)
head of government: Chancellor Gerhard SCHROEDER (since 27 October 1998); Vice Chancellor Joschka FISCHER (since 17 October 1998) cabinet: Cabinet or Bundesminister (Federal Ministers) appointed by the president on the recommendation of the chancellor elections: president elected for a five-year term by a Federal Convention including all members of the Federal Assembly and an equal number of delegates elected by the state parliaments; election last held 23 May 2004 (next to be held 23 May 2009); chancellor elected by an absolute majority of the Federal Assembly for a four-year term; election last held 22 September 2002 (next to be held September 2006) election results: Horst KOEHLER elected president; received 604 votes of the Federal Convention against 589 for Gesine SCHWAN; Gerhard SCHROEDER elected chancellor; percent of Federal Assembly vote 50.7% |
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Legislative branch: |
bicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of the Federal Assembly or Bundestag (603 seats; elected by popular vote under a system combining direct and proportional representation; a party must win 5% of the national vote or three direct mandates to gain representation; members serve four-year terms) and the Federal Council or Bundesrat (69 votes; state governments are directly represented by votes; each has 3 to 6 votes depending on population and are required to vote as a block)
elections: Federal Assembly - last held 22 September 2002 (next to be held September 2006); note - there are no elections for the Bundesrat; composition is determined by the composition of the state-level governments; the composition of the Bundesrat has the potential to change any time one of the 16 states holds an election election results: Federal Assembly - percent of vote by party - SPD 38.5%, CDU/CSU 38.5%, Alliance '90/Greens 8.6%, FDP 7.4%, PDS 4%; seats by party - SPD 251, CDU/CSU 248, Alliance '90/Greens 55, FDP 47, unaffiliated 2; seating as of 1 July 2004: SPD 249, CDU/CSU 247, Alliance '90/Greens 55, FDP 47, unaffiliated 3, unfilled seats 2; Federal Council - current composition - NA |
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Judicial branch: |
Federal Constitutional Court or Bundesverfassungsgericht (half the judges are elected by the Bundestag and half by the Bundesrat) |
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Political parties and leaders: |
Alliance '90/Greens [Angelika BEER and Reinhard BUETIKOFER]; Christian Democratic Union or CDU [Angela MERKEL]; Christian Social Union or CSU [Edmund STOIBER, chairman]; Free Democratic Party or FDP [Guido WESTERWELLE, chairman]; Party of Democratic Socialism or PDS [Lothar BISKY]; Social Democratic Party or SPD [Franz MUENTEFERING] |
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Political pressure groups and leaders: |
business associations, employers' organizations; expellee, refugee, trade unions, and veterans groups |
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International organization participation: |
AfDB, AsDB, Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS, CDB, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, G- 5, G- 7, G- 8, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MIGA, NAM (guest), NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, UN, UNAMSIL, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMEE, UNMIK, UNMOVIC, UNOMIG, UPU, WADB (nonregional), WCO, WEU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTO, ZC |
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Diplomatic representation in the US: |
chief of mission: Ambassador Wolfgang Friedrich ISCHINGER
chancery: 4645 Reservoir Road NW, Washington, DC 20007 telephone: [1] (202) 298-8140 FAX: [1] (202) 298-4249 consulate(s) general: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco |
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Diplomatic representation from the US: |
chief of mission: Ambassador Daniel R. COATS
embassy: Neustaedtische Kirchstrasse 4-5, 10117 Berlin; note - a new embassy will be built near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin; ground was broken in October 2004 and completion is scheduled for 2008 mailing address: PSC 120, Box 1000, APO AE 09265 telephone: [49] (030) 8305-0 FAX: [49] (030) 8305-1215 consulate(s) general: Duesseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Leipzig, Munich |
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Flag description: |
three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and gold |
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Berlin Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
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| US Zip Codes |
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Berlin
Germany 49 -30
Germany 49 -30
Berlin Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Phobia |
Teutophobia
Fear of German or German things
Fear of German or German things
Berlin Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city and one of the sixteen states of the Federal Republic of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million in its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the ninth most populous urban area in the European Union. Located in northeastern Germany, it is the center of the Berlin-Brandenburg metropolitan area, comprising 4.9 million people from over 180 nations.
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Berlín
The municipality of Berlín is made up of an urban center (pop. approx. 12,000) and 17 cantons or villages (pop. approx. 30,000). The urban center is located at 1,020 meters above sea level in the mountains of eastern El Salvador, with the territory extending to lowland cantons (zona baja) on the Lempa River and to highland cantons (zona alta) at as much as 1,500 meters above sea level. Some of the rural cantons include: Talpetates, Loma Alta, Las Delicias, El Colon, El Tablon.
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berlin
.berlin (dotBERLIN) is a proposed new top level domain (TLD). It is a Sponsored top-level domain intended to be a top level domain for the city of Berlin, Germany, which is already served by berlin.de.
According to the .dotBERLIN organization .berlin will allow local German Berlin companies to register their domains under .berlin, which is currently not possible under berlin.de which restricts what gets delegated under that domain. .berlin will also be open for companies not located in the German Berlin.
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