English Explanatory Dictionary

Berliner

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A native or inhabitant of Berlin.
  2. A doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling.
  3. A 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.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Berliner (“filled pastry”).

Pronunciation

/bɚˈlɪnɚ/ /bəˈlɪnə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Berliner.wav

Word forms

Berliner Berliners

Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

Berlinian Berlinese jelly doughnut bismarck Burlington bun jambuster midi
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