西にしドイツ

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Meanings

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West Germany (1949-1990); Federal Republic of Germany

historical term

Historical term for the Federal Republic of Germany during the division of Germany, before reunification in 1990.

西にしドイツは1990年ねんに東ひがしドイツと統とう一いつされた。
West Germany was unified with East Germany in 1990.

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Kanji

西west, Spain

Related words

ドイツ連邦共和国れんぽうきょうわこく
ドイツ連邦共和国 is the formal official name that 西ドイツ used during the division and that unified Germany still uses today, while 西ドイツ specifically evokes the pre-1990 divided-era state.
西せい独どく
西独 is a Cold War-era abbreviation for West Germany, while 西ドイツ is the fuller, more common form used in everyday and general writing.

Opposites

東ひがしドイツ
西ドイツ was the capitalist Federal Republic of Germany, while 東ドイツ was the communist German Democratic Republic on the other side of the divide.

Don't confuse with

ドイツN5
ドイツ refers to Germany as a whole (including today's unified country), while 西ドイツ names only the historical 1949-1990 western state.

Etymology

Compound of 西 (nishi, 'west') + ドイツ (Doitsu, 'Germany'), a direct translation of 'West Germany'.