Meanings
proper nounthe Berlin Wall
- historyA wall that parted the city of Berlin until 1989, constructed by the German Democratic Republic to keep East Germans from escaping to West Berlin.
nounBerlin Wall (plural Berlin Walls)
plural Berlin Walls
- governmentAny 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.
- board gamesThe Berlin Defence.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Afrikaans Berlynse Muur
- Berlynse Muurwall that parted Berlin
Arabic جِدَار بَرْلِين
- جِدَار بَرْلِين (jidār barlīn)wall that parted Berlin
Basque Berlingo harresia
- Berlingo harresiawall that parted Berlin
Bengali বার্লিন প্রাচীর
- বার্লিন প্রাচীর (barlin pracir)wall that parted Berlin
Bulgarian Берлинска стена
- Берлинска стена (Berlinska stena)wall that parted Berlin
Catalan mur de Berlín
- mur de Berlínwall that parted Berlin
Chinese Cantonese 柏林圍牆 /柏林围墙, 柏林牆 /柏林墙
- 柏林圍牆 /柏林围墙 (paak³ lam⁴ wai⁴ coeng⁴)wall that parted Berlin
- 柏林牆 /柏林墙 (paak³ lam⁴ coeng⁴)wall that parted Berlin
Chinese Mandarin 柏林圍牆 /柏林围墙, 柏林牆 /柏林墙
- 柏林圍牆 /柏林围墙 (Bólín Wéiqiáng)wall that parted Berlin
- 柏林牆 /柏林墙 (Bólínqiáng)wall that parted Berlin
Czech Berlínská zeď
- Berlínská zeďwall that parted Berlin
Danish Berlinmuren
- Berlinmurenwall that parted Berlin
Dutch Berlijnse Muur
- Berlijnse Muurwall that parted Berlin
Esperanto Berlina muro
- Berlina murowall that parted Berlin
Estonian Berliini müür
- Berliini müürwall that parted Berlin
Finnish Berliinin muuri
- Berliinin muuriwall that parted Berlin
French mur de Berlin
- mur de Berlinwall that parted Berlin
German Berliner Mauer, antifaschistischer Schutzwall
- Berliner Mauerwall that parted Berlin
- antifaschistischer Schutzwallwall that parted Berlin
Greek Τείχος του Βερολίνου
- Τείχος του Βερολίνου (Teíchos tou Verolínou)wall that parted Berlin
Hebrew חוֹמַת בֶּרְלִין
- חוֹמַת בֶּרְלִין (khomát Berlín)wall that parted Berlin
Hindi बर्लिन की दीवार
- बर्लिन की दीवार (barlin kī dīvār)wall that parted Berlin
Hungarian berlini fal
- berlini falwall that parted Berlin
Icelandic Berlínarmúrinn, Berlínarmúrinn
- Berlínarmúrinnwall that parted Berlin
- Berlínarmúrinnbarrier designed to keep people from crossing a border
Indonesian Tembok Berlin
- Tembok Berlinwall that parted Berlin
Irish Balla Bheirlín
- Balla Bheirlínwall that parted Berlin
Italian Muro di Berlino
- Muro di Berlinowall that parted Berlin
Japanese ベルリンの壁
- ベルリンの壁 (Berurin no Kabe)wall that parted Berlin
Korean 베를린 장벽
- 베를린 장벽 (Bereullin jangbyeok)wall that parted Berlin
Latin mūrus Berolīnēnsis, vallum Berolīnēnse
- mūrus Berolīnēnsiswall that parted Berlin
- vallum Berolīnēnsewall that parted Berlin
Latvian Berlīnes mūris
- Berlīnes mūriswall that parted Berlin
Lithuanian Berlyno siena
- Berlyno sienawall that parted Berlin
Malay Tembok Berlin
- Tembok Berlinwall that parted Berlin
Norwegian Bokmål Berlinmuren
- Berlinmurenwall that parted Berlin
Persian دیوار برلین
- دیوار برلین (divâr berlin)wall that parted Berlin
Polish Mur Berliński, mur berliński
- Mur Berlińskiwall that parted Berlin
- mur berlińskiwall that parted Berlin
Portuguese Muro de Berlim, muro de Berlim
- Muro de Berlimwall that parted Berlin
- muro de Berlimbarrier designed to keep people from crossing a border
Punjabi ਬਰਲਿਨ ਦੀ ਕੰਧ
- ਬਰਲਿਨ ਦੀ ਕੰਧ (barlin dī kandh)wall that parted Berlin
Romanian Zidul Berlinului
- Zidul Berlinuluiwall that parted Berlin
Russian Берли́нская стена́
- Берли́нская стена́ (Berlínskaja stená)wall that parted Berlin
Scottish Gaelic Balla Bherlin
- Balla Bherlinwall that parted Berlin
Slovak Berlínsky múr
- Berlínsky múrwall that parted Berlin
Spanish muro de Berlín
- muro de Berlínwall that parted Berlin
Swahili ukuta wa Berlin
- ukuta wa Berlinwall that parted Berlin
Swedish Berlinmuren
- Berlinmurenwall that parted Berlin
Tagalog Pader ng Berlin
- Pader ng Berlinwall that parted Berlin
Tamil பெர்லின் சுவர்
- பெர்லின் சுவர் (perliṉ cuvar)wall that parted Berlin
Thai กำแพงเบอร์ลิน
- กำแพงเบอร์ลิน (gam-peeng bəə-lin)wall that parted Berlin
Turkish Berlin Duvarı
- Berlin Duvarıwall that parted Berlin
Ukrainian Берлі́нська стіна́, Берлі́нський мур
- Берлі́нська стіна́ (Berlínsʹka stiná)wall that parted Berlin
- Берлі́нський мур (Berlínsʹkyj mur)wall that parted Berlin
Urdu دیوار برلن
- دیوار برلن (dīvār barlin)wall that parted Berlin
Vietnamese Bức tường Berlin
- Bức tường Berlinwall that parted Berlin
Welsh Mur Berlin
- Mur Berlinwall that parted Berlin
Yiddish בערלינער וואַנט
- בערלינער וואַנט (berliner vant)wall that parted Berlin
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Berlin Wall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Berlin%20Wall
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