berliner

B3E1R1L1I1N1E1R1
US/bɚˈlɪnɚ/UK/bəˈlɪnə/

noun

A native or inhabitant of Berlin.

Similar
BerlinianBerlinesejelly doughnutbismarckBurlington bunjambustermidi
OriginGerman Berliner →
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Meanings

berliner1

nounberliner (plural berliners)

plural berliners

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Berliner (“filled pastry”).

Berliner2

nounBerliner (plural Berliners)

plural Berliners

  1. A native or inhabitant of Berlin.

    Synonyms: Berlinian, Berlinese

  2. A doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling.

    Synonyms: jelly doughnut, bismarck, Burlington bun, jambuster, jelly doughnut

  3. journalismA 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.

    Synonyms: midi

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA native or inhabitant of Berlin.

Similar
BerlinianBerlinese

nounA doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling.

Similar
jelly doughnutbismarckBurlington bunjambusterjelly doughnut

nounA 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.

Similar
midi
Also see
berlineseburlington bunjam doughnutjelly doughnutkitchener bunmidi

Origin

  1. GermanBerliner“native or inhabitant of Berlin”
  2. EnglishBerliner

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”).

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Translations

Bulgarian берлинча́нин, берлинча́нка
  • берлинча́нин (berlinčánin)native or inhabitant of Berlin
  • берлинча́нка (berlinčánka)native or inhabitant of Berlin
Catalan berlinès, berlinesa
  • berlinèsnative or inhabitant of Berlin
  • berlinesanative or inhabitant of Berlin
  • berlinadoughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Chinese Mandarin 柏林人
  • 柏林人 (Bólínrén)native or inhabitant of Berlin
Czech Berlíňan
  • Berlíňannative or inhabitant of Berlin
Danish berliner, berliner
  • berlinernative or inhabitant of Berlin
  • berlinerdoughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
  • berlinerpfannkuchendoughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Dutch Berlijner, Berlijnse
  • Berlijnernative or inhabitant of Berlin
  • Berlijnsenative or inhabitant of Berlin
  • Berlijnerinnative or inhabitant of Berlin
  • berlinerboldoughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Esperanto berlinano, benjeto
  • berlinanonative or inhabitant of Berlin
  • benjetodoughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Finnish berliiniläinen, hillomunkki
  • berliiniläinennative or inhabitant of Berlin
  • hillomunkkidoughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
French Berlinois, Berlinoise
  • Berlinoisnative or inhabitant of Berlin
  • Berlinoisenative or inhabitant of Berlin
  • boule de Berlindoughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
German Berliner, Berlinerin
  • Berlinernative or inhabitant of Berlin
  • Berlinerinnative or inhabitant of Berlin
  • Berlinerdoughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
  • Pfannkuchendoughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
  • Berliner Pfannkuchendoughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
  • Fannkuchen (Berlinese)doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Greek Βερολινέζος, Βερολινέζα
  • Βερολινέζος (Verolinézos)native or inhabitant of Berlin
  • Βερολινέζα (Verolinéza)native or inhabitant of Berlin
Italian berlinese, berlingozzo
  • berlinesenative or inhabitant of Berlin
  • berlingozzodoughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
  • berlinesedoughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
  • bombolonedoughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
  • bombadoughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
  • graffadoughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
  • krapfendoughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Norwegian Bokmål berliner, berlinerbolle
  • berlinernative or inhabitant of Berlin
  • berlinerbolledoughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Polish pączek
  • pączekdoughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Portuguese berlinense, berlinês
  • berlinensenative or inhabitant of Berlin
  • berlinêsnative or inhabitant of Berlin
  • bola-de-berlimdoughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
  • bola-de-Berlimdoughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
  • bola de berlimdoughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
  • bola de Berlimdoughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
  • sonhodoughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Romanian berlinez, berlineză
  • berlineznative or inhabitant of Berlin
  • berlinezănative or inhabitant of Berlin
Russian берли́нец, берли́нка
  • берли́нец (berlínec)native or inhabitant of Berlin
  • берли́нка (berlínka)native or inhabitant of Berlin
  • берлинер (berliner)doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Spanish berlinés, berlinesa
  • berlinésnative or inhabitant of Berlin
  • berlinesanative or inhabitant of Berlin
  • berlinesadoughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Swedish berlinare, berlinermunk
  • berlinarenative or inhabitant of Berlin
  • berlinermunkdoughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
  • berlinerdoughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
  • munkdoughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Turkish Berlinli, Alman pastası
  • Berlinlinative or inhabitant of Berlin
  • Alman pastasıdoughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Ukrainian берлінський пончик
  • берлінський пончик (berlinsʹkyj pončyk)doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling
Cite this entry
APA

berliner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/berliner

MLA

“berliner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/berliner. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “berliner,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/berliner.

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