Oder-Neiße-Linie

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌoːdɐˈnaɪ̯səˌliːni̯ə/
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Proper noun

die Oder-Neiße-Linie f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Oder-Neiße-Linie)

  1. Oder-Neisse Line (border between Germany and Poland since the end of WWII)
    Synonyms: (chiefly officialese) Oder-Neiße-Grenze, (former GDR) Oder-Neiße-Friedensgrenze
    1947 plakatierte die CDU „Niemals Oder-Neiße-Linie!“, doch 43 Jahre später erkannte ein CDU-Kanzler dieselbe Grenze als endgültig an.
    In 1947, the CDU placarded “Never Oder-Neisse Line!”, but 43 years later a CDU Chancellor [i.e. Helmut Kohl] recognized the same border as irreversible.
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