Main Entry: Ger·ma·ny

Pronunciation: \ˈjər-mə-nē\

Variant(s): or G Deutsch·land \ˈdȯich-ˌlänt\

Function: geographical name

country central Europe bordering on North & Baltic seas, divided 1949–90 into two republics: Federal Republic of Germany or Bun·des·re·pu·blik Deutschland \ˌbu̇n-dəs-ˌrā-pü-ˈblēk\ to the W (∗ Bonn, area about 96,000 sq miles or 249,600 square kilometers) & German Democratic Republic or Deutsche De·mo·krat·ische Re·pu·blik \ˈdȯi-chə-ˌdā-mō-ˈkrä-ti-shə-ˌrā-pü-ˈblēk\ to the E (∗ East Berlin area about 42,000 square miles or 108,780 square kilometers); ∗ Berlin area 137,735 square miles (356,734 square kilometers), population 82,440,300