Word: Berlin Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Berlin. Pronunciation: /bəˈlɪn/, /bɜːˈlɪn/, /bɛə̯ˈlɪn/, /bɚˈlɪn/, /ˈbɜː.lɪn/ 1. The capital and largest city of Germany. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Ironically enough, it was the anti-war stirrings of Dada that bore out its most immediate influence, first in Switzerland and then post-war Berlin. Example: The furious reaction in Germany after 200,000 protective masks destined for Berlin mysteriously went missing in Thailand and were allegedly redirected to the US is a case in point. There is no solid proof Trump approved the heist. But it’s the sort of thing he would do – or so people believe. 2. The German government. Labels: countable, metonymically, uncountable Example: The practical implication of this decision in the world of 1948 is clear: The United States would indeed support the veterans of the Vlasov Army, the eastern SS collaborators, and other groups that had permitted themselves to become pawns of Berlin during the war. 3. A state of Germany containing the capital city. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A surname from German. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The family tree boasts an astonishing array of celebrated historical figures from the prophet Isaiah to Sir Isaiah Berlin, from Felix Mendelssohn to Karl Marx and Moses Montefiore. The list also includes Yehudi Menuhin, Helena Rubinstein, the Rothschilds and even Rosenstein himself. 5. A female given name from German. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A civil parish of the municipality of Seedorf, Segeberg district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. The former name of Kitchener, a city in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A village in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A small town in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa. Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 16. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 17. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 18. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 19. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 20. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 21. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 22. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 23. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 24. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 25. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 26. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 27. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 28. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 29. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 30. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 31. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 32. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 33. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 34. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 35. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 36. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 37. Ellipsis of Berlin Township. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable