🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Muro de Berlim

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Muro de Berlim

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Berlin Wall/bɜːrˈlɪn wɔːl/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A queda do Muro de Berlim simbolizou a reunificação da Alemanha."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided East and West Berlin.

    "The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 symbolized the end of the Cold War."
  2. 2

    A symbol of the division between communist and capitalist ideologies during the Cold War.

    "The Berlin Wall became a powerful icon of the struggle for freedom and unity."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'Berlin Wall' refers to the barrier that divided East and West Berlin from 1961 to 1989. Its name is derived from the city of Berlin, which has a rich history of division and reunification, particularly during the Cold War era.

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