Berliner
noun
Ber·lin·er
(ˌ)bər-ˈli-nər 
plural Berliners
: a native or inhabitant of Berlin, Germany
Raue is a native Berliner who grew up in the city's edgy Kreuzberg district, home to many Turkish immigrants.—
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The performers are: June 5, Sasha Berliner Quartet; June 11, Gillian Margot and Geoffrey Keezer; June 16, Dave Holland and Lionel Loueke; June 21, Melissa Aldana Quartet.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
Wolfgang Merkel, an emeritus political scientist at Humboldt University, told the Berliner Zeitung daily newspaper.
—Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 12 May 2025
For something indulgent, try a contemporary twist on Berlin’s iconic street food — Berliner curry sausage.
—Tiffany Leigh, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Though, again, the most Berliner spot might be the park, Tiergarten, after dark.
—Jd Shadel, Them., 21 Apr. 2025
Uri Berliner, who worked at NPR for 25 years, including as senior editor, has described how this ideology permeated every aspect of the organization.
—The Editors, National Review, 18 Apr. 2025
Smash-cut to 1905, when a German newspaper called the Berliner Tageblatt published a story that thieves dug a hole under the U.S. Treasury and stole all of America’s silver and gold.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
Germanophile Noé Lazare specializes in seasonally rotating takes on Berliner kebabs nestled into breads including fluffy pide.
—Lindsey Tramuta, Bon Appétit, 20 Mar. 2025
Idle fascination blooms into intense connection when aspiring magazine editor Syd (Radha Mitchell) discovers her upstairs neighbor is Lucy Berliner (Ally Sheedy), a renowned yet reclusive photographer.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
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La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
Wolfgang Merkel, an emeritus political scientist at Humboldt University, told the Berliner Zeitung daily newspaper.
—Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 12 May 2025
For something indulgent, try a contemporary twist on Berlin’s iconic street food — Berliner curry sausage.
—Tiffany Leigh, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Though, again, the most Berliner spot might be the park, Tiergarten, after dark.
—Jd Shadel, Them., 21 Apr. 2025
Uri Berliner, who worked at NPR for 25 years, including as senior editor, has described how this ideology permeated every aspect of the organization.
—The Editors, National Review, 18 Apr. 2025
Smash-cut to 1905, when a German newspaper called the Berliner Tageblatt published a story that thieves dug a hole under the U.S. Treasury and stole all of America’s silver and gold.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
Germanophile Noé Lazare specializes in seasonally rotating takes on Berliner kebabs nestled into breads including fluffy pide.
—Lindsey Tramuta, Bon Appétit, 20 Mar. 2025
Idle fascination blooms into intense connection when aspiring magazine editor Syd (Radha Mitchell) discovers her upstairs neighbor is Lucy Berliner (Ally Sheedy), a renowned yet reclusive photographer.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Berliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Berliner. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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