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 (ăd′n-ou′ər, äd′-), Konrad 1876-1967.
First chancellor of West Germany (1949-1963), under whom the country began economic reconstruction and joined NATO and the Common Market.
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Adenauer

(German ˈaːdənauər)
n
(Biography) Konrad (ˈkɔnraːt). 1876–1967, German statesman; chancellor of West Germany (1949–63)
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A•de•nau•er

(ˈæd n aʊər, -ˌaʊ ər, ˈɑd-)

n.
Konrad, 1876–1967, chancellor of West Germany. 1949–63.
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