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Berliner

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Ber·lin·er  (bûrl-nr), Emile 1851-1929.
German-born American inventor who greatly improved the telephone and invented the gramophone (1887).
Berliner [bɜːˈlɪnə]
n
(Placename) a native or inhabitant of Berlin
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Berliner - an inhabitant of Berlin
Berlin, German capital - capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
German - a person of German nationality
West Berliner - an inhabitant of West Berlin
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Berliner [bɜːˈlɪnəʳ] N → berlinés/esa m/f
Berliner [bɜːˈlɪnəʳ] n → berlinese m/f
Berliner [bɜːˈlɪnəʳ] n → berlinese m/f


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Consequently, when Edison, two weeks later, also invented a transmitter, the prior claim of Berliner was for a time wholly ignored.
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" cried I again with all my might with a longdrawn rolling of the " ohl " sound after the fashion of the Berliners (who constantly use the phrase "Ja wohl
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