Phrase guide

West German

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, from, or pertaining to West Germany.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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noun

Meaning 2

A person who comes from or lives in West Germany.

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: заходнегерма́нскі (zaxodnjehjermánski) — from or pertaining to West Germany
  • Czech: západoněmecký — from or pertaining to West Germany
  • Danish: vesttysk — from or pertaining to West Germany
  • Dutch: West-Duits — from or pertaining to West Germany
  • Finnish: länsisaksalainen — from or pertaining to West Germany
  • Georgian: დასავლეთ გერმანული (dasavlet germanuli) — from or pertaining to West Germany
  • German: westdeutsch — from or pertaining to West Germany
  • Italian: tedesco-occidentale — from or pertaining to West Germany
  • Polish: zachodnioniemiecki — from or pertaining to West Germany
  • Russian: за̀падногерма́нский (zàpadnogermánskij) — from or pertaining to West Germany
  • Slovak: západonemecký — from or pertaining to West Germany
  • Swedish: västtysk — from or pertaining to West Germany
  • Ukrainian: західноніме́цький (zaxidnonimécʹkyj) — from or pertaining to West Germany
  • Danish: vesttysker — person who comes from or lives in West Germany
  • Dutch: West-Duitser — person who comes from or lives in West Germany
  • Dutch: West-Duitse — person who comes from or lives in West Germany
  • Finnish: länsisaksalainen — person who comes from or lives in West Germany
  • Georgian: დასავლეთ გერმანელი (dasavlet germaneli) — person who comes from or lives in West Germany
  • Italian: tedesco-occidentale — person who comes from or lives in West Germany
  • Italian: tedesca-occidentale — person who comes from or lives in West Germany
  • Swedish: västtysk — person who comes from or lives in West Germany