Berlin Wall

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /bɜːˈlɪn wɔːl/, (commonly) /ˈbɜː-/
  • (US) IPA(key): /bɝˈlɪn wɔl/, (commonly) /ˈbɝ-/
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the Berlin Wall

The Berlin Wall separated Berlin into two parts before German reunification.
  1. (history) A wall that parted the city of Berlin until 1989, constructed by the German Democratic Republic to keep East Germans from escaping to West Berlin.
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Noun

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Berlin Wall (plural Berlin Walls)

  1. (politics) Any barrier designed to keep people from crossing a border, e.g. the one proposed to keep people from crossing from Mexico into the United States.

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