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a) A wall constructed by the German Democratic Republic to keep East Germans from escaping to West Berlin.
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Berlin Wall — a wall that divided East and West Berlin, which was built in 1961 and destroyed in 1989. The ↑communist government of East Germany built the wall in order to prevent people from escaping to West Berlin … Dictionary of contemporary English
Berlin Wall — For the chess opening variation, sometimes known as Berlin Wall, see Berlin Defence. View from the West Berlin side of graffiti art on the wall in 1986. The wall s infa … Wikipedia
Berlin Wall — a guarded concrete wall, 28 mi. (45 km), with minefields and controlled checkpoints, erected across Berlin by East Germany in 1961 and dismantled in 1989. * * * Barrier surrounding West Berlin that closed off East Germans access to West Berlin… … Universalium
Berlin Wall — (1989) When the infamous Berlin Wall was surprisingly opened and then torn down in November of 1989, what ensued was the unification of the communist German Democratic Republic (GDR) with the capitalist Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), the… … Historical dictionary of Marxism
Berlin wall — wall erected between 1961 1989 by the Communist regime in East Germany in an effort to prevent migration from East to West Germany (dismantled in 1989 1990) … English contemporary dictionary
Berlin Wall — /ˌbɜlɪn ˈwɔl/ (say .berlin wawl) noun a wall erected in 1961 on the border between East and West Berlin; opened to free passage in November 1989 …
Berlin Wall — a guarded concrete wall, 28 mi. (45 km), with minefields and controlled checkpoints, erected across Berlin by East Germany in 1961 and dismantled in 1989 … Useful english dictionary
Berlin Wall, the — Ber|lin Wall, the [ bɜrlın ,wɔl ] the wall that divided the German city of Berlin from 1961 until 1989. It was built to stop people from escaping from Communist East Berlin and became a symbol of the COLD WAR between Communist countries and the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
List of deaths at the Berlin Wall — One of many memorials to those who died at the Berlin Wall There were numerous deaths at the Berlin Wall, which stood as a barrier between West Berlin and East Germany from 13 August 1961 till 9 November 1989. Before erection of the Berlin Wall… … Wikipedia
List of Berlin Wall portions — Many portions of the Berlin Wall have been given to institutions since its fall on November 9, 1989. Chicago, Illinois, USA A portion of the wall is inside the Western Avenue CTA station in Chicago. The Lincoln Square Neighborhood has been… … Wikipedia
