English
Etymology
Calque of German Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
the Federal Republic of Germany
- (since 1949) The official name of a German-speaking country in Europe.
- Alternative form: FRG (initialism)
- Synonym: BRD (uncommon in English)
- (1949–1990) Official name of West Germany: a former country in Central Europe.
- Alternative form: FRG (initialism)
- Synonym: West Germany
- Coordinate terms: GDR, DDR, German Democratic Republic, East Germany
- (1990–today) Official name of Germany: a country in Central Europe, reunified with the former East Germany.
- Alternative form: FRG (initialism)
- Synonym: Germany
Usage notes
- In 1990, the German Democratic Republic (“East Germany”) ceased to exist and its territories joined the Federal Republic. The latter, therefore, has existed continuously since 1949. Legally, reunification meant nothing other than the extension of its territories.
Translations
official name of Germany
- Afrikaans: Bondsrepubliek Duitsland
- Albanian: Republika Federale e Gjermanisë
- Arabic: جُمْهُورِيَّة أَلْمَانِيَا اَلاِتِّحَادِيَّة f (jumhūriyyat ʔalmāniyā l-ittiḥādiyya)
- Aramaic:
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܩܘܼܛܢܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܐܵܘܝܵܝܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܡܵܢܝܵܐ (quṭnayuta awiyaya d'ālmanya)
- Armenian: Գերմանիայի Ֆեդերատիվ Հանրապետություն (Germaniayi Federativ Hanrapetutʻyun), Գերմանիայի Դաշնային Հանրապետություն (Germaniayi Dašnayin Hanrapetutʻyun)
- Azerbaijani: Almaniya Federativ Respublikası
- Bashkir: Германия Федератив Республикаһы (Germaniya Federativ Respublikahı)
- Basque: Alemania Errepublika Federala
- Belarusian: Федэраты́ўная Рэспу́бліка Герма́нія f (Fjederatýwnaja Respúblika Hjermánija), Фэдэраты́ўная Рэспу́бліка Няме́ччына f (Federatýwnaja Respúblika Njamjéččyna)
- Bulgarian: Федерална република Германия f (Federalna republika Germanija)
- Catalan: República Federal d'Alemanya f
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 德意志聯邦共和國 / 德意志联邦共和国 (zh) (Déyìzhì liánbāng gònghéguó)
- Cornish: Republik Keffrysek Almayn m
- Crimean Tatar: Almaniya Federativ Cumhuriyeti
- Czech: Spolková republika Německo (cs) n
- Danish: Forbundsrepublikken Tyskland c
- Dutch: Bondsrepubliek Duitsland (nl) f
- Esperanto: Federacia Respubliko Germanio
- Estonian: Saksamaa Liitvabariik
- Faroese: Samveldislýðveldið Týskland n
- Finnish: Saksan liittotasavalta (fi)
- French: République fédérale d'Allemagne (fr) f
- Galician: República Federal de Alemaña f
- Georgian: გერმანიის ფედერაციული რესპუბლიკა (germaniis pederaciuli resṗubliḳa)
- German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland (de) f
- Greek: Ομοσπονδιακή Δημοκρατία της Γερμανίας f (Omospondiakí Dimokratía tis Germanías)
- Hindi: जर्मनी संघीय गणराज्य m (jarmanī saṅghīya gaṇrājya)
- Hungarian: Német Szövetségi Köztársaság (hu)
- Icelandic: Sambandslýðveldið Þýskaland n
- Indonesian: Republik Federal Jerman
- Irish: Poblacht Chónaidhme na Gearmáine f
- Italian: Repubblica Federale di Germania f, Repubblica Federale Tedesca f
- Japanese: ドイツ連邦共和国 (ja) (Doitsu renpō kyōwakoku)
- Karakalpak: Germaniya Federativ Respublikası
- Kazakh: Германия Федеративтік Республикасы (Germaniä Federativtık Respublikasy)
- Khmer: សាធារណរដ្ឋសហព័ន្ធអាល្លឺម៉ង់ (sa thea rak nak roth sak hak pon a ller mong)
- Korean: 독일 연방 공화국(獨逸聯邦共和國) (ko) (dogil yeonbang gonghwaguk), 도이췰란드 련방 공화국 (doichwillandeu ryeonbang gonghwaguk) (North Korea)
- Kyrgyz: Германия Федеративдик Республикасы (Germaniya Federativdik Respublikası)
- Latvian: Vācijas Federatīvā Republika f
- Lithuanian: Vokietijos Federacinė Respublika f
- Low German:
- German Low German: Bundsrepublik Düütschland f, Bunnsrepublik Düütschland f, Bundsrepubliek Düütschland f, Bunnsrepubliek Düütschland f
- Macedonian: Сојузна Република Германија f (Sojuzna Republika Germanija)
- Malay: Republik Persekutuan Jerman
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: Forbundsrepublikken Tyskland m
- Nynorsk: Forbundsrepublikken Tyskland m
- Pennsylvania German: Bunnes-Republik Deitschland f
- Persian: جمهوری فدرال آلمان (jomhuri-ye federâl-e âlmân)
- Polish: Republika Federalna Niemiec (pl) f
- Portuguese: República Federal da Alemanha (pt) f
- Romanian: Republica Federală Germania f
- Cyrillic: Република Федералэ Ӂермания f (Republica Federală Germania)
- Russian: Федерати́вная Респу́блика Герма́ния (ru) f (Federatívnaja Respúblika Germánija)
- Sami:
- Northern Sami: Duiskka lihttodásseváldi
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: Савезна Република Њемачка f
- Latin: Savezna Republika Njemačka f
- Slovak: Nemecká spolková republika (sk) f
- Slovene: Zvezna republika Nemčija f
- Sorbian:
- Lower Sorbian: Zwězkowa republika Nimska f
- Spanish: República Federal de Alemania (es) f
- Swedish: Förbundsrepubliken Tyskland (sv) c
- Tagalog: Republikang Pederal ng Alemanya
- Tatar: Алмания Федератив Җөмһүрияте (Almaniyä Federatiw Cömhüriyäte)
- Thai: สหพันธ์สาธารณรัฐเยอรมนี (sà-hà-pan sǎa-taa-rá-ná-rát yəə-rá-má-nii)
- Turkish: Almanya Federal Cumhuriyeti (tr)
- Turkmen: German Federatiw Respublkasy
- Ukrainian: Федерати́вна Респу́бліка Німе́ччина (uk) f (Federatývna Respúblika Niméččyna)
- Uzbek: Germaniya Federativ Respublikasi
- Vietnamese: Cộng hoà Liên bang Đức
- Volapük: Fedarepüblik Deutäna
- Welsh: Gweriniaeth Ffederal yr Almaen f
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