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GDR

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GDR
abbr.
German Democratic Republic
GDR
abbreviation for
(Placename) German Democratic Republic (East Germany; DDR)
Translations
GDR N ABBR (Hist) =German Democratic Republic → RDA f
GDR [ˌdʒiːdiːˈɑːr] n abbr (old-fashioned) (=German Democratic Republic) → RDA f
GDR (Hist) abbr of German Democratic Republic → DDR f


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It reached its vulgar crescendo when the former East German figure skater--and former Stasi asset--Katarina Witt, clad in the powder blue uniform of the Young Pioneers, hosted The GDR Show, an airbrushed walk through the East's recent past.
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Under Ulbricht the GDR was admitted to the United Nations and achieved modest prosperity.
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