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# berlin

noun, a name (Berlin)

«berlin» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (a name) Berlin is the capital city of Germany and its largest city. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/berlin/#m1)
2. In history, Berlin was divided into East and West Berlin by the Berlin Wall during the Cold War; the Wall came down and Germany became one country again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/berlin/#m2)
3. (rare) A berlin (berline) is an old kind of four-wheeled carriage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/berlin/#m3)

### In the lessons

In geography lessons Berlin is a European capital on the River Spree. In history lessons about the Second World War and the Cold War, pupils learn that the city was split, people were stopped from crossing, and the fall of the Berlin Wall was a time of great joy. In everyday life, Berlin is a place people visit for its museums, the Brandenburg Gate and bits of the Wall. Phrases: the Berlin Wall, East Berlin, West Berlin, the fall of the Berlin Wall.

### Examples

- Berlin is the capital of Germany. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/berlin/#x1)
- The Berlin Wall split the city in two. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/berlin/#x2)
- People danced on the Berlin Wall the night it opened. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/berlin/#x3)
- We saw a piece of the Berlin Wall in a museum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/berlin/#x4)
- The Brandenburg Gate is a famous sight in Berlin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/berlin/#x5)
- Many families were separated when the wall was built across Berlin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/berlin/#x6)
- Berlin has more bridges than Venice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/berlin/#x7)
- Our class wrote postcards from an imaginary trip to Berlin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/berlin/#x8)

### Note

A name, so it takes a capital B: Berlin. Pronounced «bur-LIN». A person from Berlin is a Berliner. Not to be confused with Bern (the capital of Switzerland).

## In Jewish tradition

In geography lessons Berlin is a European capital on the River Spree. In history lessons about the Second World War and the Cold War, pupils learn that the city was split, people were stopped from crossing, and the fall of the Berlin Wall was a time of great joy. In everyday life, Berlin is a place people visit for its museums, the Brandenburg Gate and bits of the Wall. Phrases: the Berlin Wall, East Berlin, West Berlin, the fall of the Berlin Wall.

### Note

A name, so it takes a capital B: Berlin. Pronounced «bur-LIN». A person from Berlin is a Berliner. Not to be confused with Bern (the capital of Switzerland).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «berlin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/berlin/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«berlin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/berlin.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «berlin» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/berlin/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«berlin» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/berlin.html) on Mova free.