English Explanatory Dictionary

Weimar Republic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The democratic regime of Germany from 1919 to the assumption of power by Adolf Hitler in 1933.

Pronunciation

/ˈvaɪmɑː(ɹ)ɹɪˈpʌblɪk/

Word forms

Weimar Republic the Weimar Republic

Etymology

Calque of German Weimarer Republik, a term first used and popularised by Adolf Hitler. Analogous to the name of the German city Weimar, + republic.

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