West Germany
noun
a former republic in central Europe: created in 1949 by the coalescing of the British, French, and U.S. zones of occupied Germany established in 1945. 96,025 sq. mi. (248,706 sq. km). Capital: Bonn.
Official name
Federal Republic of Germany.
Compare
Germany.
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West Germany
noun
a former republic in N central Europe, on the North Sea: established in 1949 from the zones of Germany occupied by the British, Americans, and French after the defeat of Nazi Germany; a member of the European Community; reunited with East Germany in 1990
Official name: Federal Republic of Germany See also Germany
Cultural definitions for west germany
West Germany
Popular name for the Federal Republic of Germany before the reunification of Germany in 1990. Bonn was the seat of its government.
notes for West Germany
West Germany was a member of NATO.
notes for West Germany
Established in 1949, after dissension between the United States and the
Soviet Union led to the division of
Germany into
East Germany and West Germany, it was formed out of the states included in the American, French, and British occupation zones.
notes for West Germany
The Bonn Convention in 1952 essentially granted West Germany national
sovereignty. In 1955, West Germany was recognized as an independent country.
notes for West Germany
It made a swift recovery, called the “economic miracle” from the devastation of
World War II.
notes for West Germany
With the
collapse of communism, West Germany absorbed East Germany.
Berlin became the capital of the united Germany.