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西德

Mandarin · pinyin Xī Dé

West Germany
German Federal Republic 德意志聯邦共和國 Dé yì zhì Lián bāng Gòng hé guó

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西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue

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sai1 dak1

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(historical, 1949–1990) West Germany (a former country in Central Europe, distinguished from the German Democratic Republic, commonly known as East Germany)

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