noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/bɚˈlɪnɚ/
Received-Pronunciation:/bəˈlɪnə/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A native or inhabitant of Berlin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: jelly doughnut
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A newspaper format with pages normally measuring about 315 by 470 millimetres (12.4 in × 18.5 inches), slightly taller and wider than a tabloid but narrower and shorter than a broadsheet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: journalism, media
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: midi
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Alternative letter-case form of Berliner (“filled pastry”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
an inhabitant of Berlin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: German
Narrower terms: West Berliner
History
Etymology
The first sense is either from German Berliner (“native or inhabitant of Berlin”) or formed in English from Berlin + -er. The second sense is from German Berliner (“doughnut”).
Across languages
Translations
81 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Asturian:
berlinés
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Asturian:
berlinesa
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Belarusian:
берлі́нец
(bjerlínjec)
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Belarusian:
берлі́нка
(bjerlínka)
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Breton:
Berlinad
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Breton:
Berliniz
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Breton:
Berlinadez
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Breton:
Berlinadezed
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Bulgarian:
берлинча́нин
(berlinčánin)
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Bulgarian:
берлинча́нка
(berlinčánka)
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Catalan:
berlinès
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Catalan:
berlinesa
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Chinese Mandarin:
柏林人
(Bólínrén)
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Czech:
Berlíňan
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Danish:
berliner
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Dutch:
Berlijner
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Dutch:
Berlijnse
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Dutch:
Berlijnerin
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Esperanto:
berlinano
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Finnish:
berliiniläinen
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
French:
Berlinois
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
French:
Berlinoise
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Galician:
berlinés
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Georgian:
ბერლინელი
(berlineli)
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
German:
Berliner
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
German:
Berlinerin
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Greek:
Βερολινέζος
(Verolinézos)
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Greek:
Βερολινέζα
(Verolinéza)
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Italian:
berlinese
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Low German:
Berliner
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Marathi:
बर्लिनकर
(barlinkar)
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Norwegian Bokmål:
berliner
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Norwegian Nynorsk:
berlinar
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Portuguese:
berlinense
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Portuguese:
berlinês
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Romanian:
berlinez
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Romanian:
berlineză
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Russian:
берли́нец
(berlínec)
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Russian:
берли́нка
(berlínka)
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Sicilian:
birrinisi
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Sicilian:
birrinisa
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Spanish:
berlinés
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Spanish:
berlinesa
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Swedish:
berlinare
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Turkish:
Berlinli
— native or inhabitant of Berlin
Asturian:
bomba
— doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Catalan:
berlina
— doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Danish:
berliner
— doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Danish:
berlinerpfannkuchen
— doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Dutch:
berlinerbol
— doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Esperanto:
benjeto
— doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Finnish:
hillomunkki
— doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
French:
boule de Berlin
— doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
German:
Berliner
— doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
German:
Pfannkuchen
— doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
German:
Berliner Pfannkuchen
— doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
German:
Fannkuchen (Berlinese)
— doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
German:
Chrapfe
— doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Bavarian German:
Krapfen
— doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Italian:
berlingozzo
— doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Italian:
berlinese
— doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Italian:
bombolone
— doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Italian:
bomba
— doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Italian:
graffa
— doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Italian:
krapfen
— doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Marathi:
बर्लिनर
(barlinar)
— doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Norwegian Bokmål:
berlinerbolle
— doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Norwegian Nynorsk:
berlinerbolle
— doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Polish:
pączek
— doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Portuguese:
bola-de-berlim
— doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Portuguese:
bola-de-Berlim
— doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Portuguese:
bola de berlim
— doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Portuguese:
bola de Berlim
— doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Portuguese:
sonho
— doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Russian:
берлинер
(berliner)
— doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Spanish:
berlinesa
— doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Swedish:
berlinermunk
— doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Swedish:
berliner
— doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Swedish:
munk
— doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Turkish:
Alman pastası
— doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Ukrainian:
берлінський пончик
(berlinsʹkyj pončyk)
— doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling