berlin wall
ber·lin wall
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- [ber-lin, bur-lin wawl]
- /bərˈlɪn, ˈbɜr lɪn wɔl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ber-lin, bur-lin wawl]
- /bərˈlɪn, ˈbɜr lɪn wɔl/
Definitions of berlin wall words
- noun berlin wall a wall dividing the east and west sectors of Berlin, built in 1961 by the East German authorities to stop the flow of refugees from east to west; demolition of the wall began in 1989 3
- noun berlin wall a guarded concrete wall, 28 miles (45 km), with minefields and controlled checkpoints, erected across Berlin by East Germany in 1961 and dismantled in 1989. 1
- noun berlin wall (politics) Any 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. 0
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berlin wall popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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