of or relating to the former republic of West Germany (now part of Germany) or its inhabitants
a native or inhabitant of the former West Germany
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West′ Ger′many,
- Place Namesa former republic in central Europe: created in 1949 by the coalescing of the British, French, and U.S. zones of occupied Germany established in 1945. 62,080,000;
96,025 sq. mi. (248,706 sq. km). Cap.: Bonn. Official name, Federal Republic of Germany. Cf. Germany.
'West German' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Adenauer
- Baader-Meinhof Gang
- Brandt
- Erhard
- Fassbinder
- Ostpolitik
- Schmidt
- West Germanic
- leopard