BERLIN

berlin

(noun) a limousine with a glass partition between the front and back seats

Berlin, German capital

(noun) capital of Germany located in eastern Germany

Berlin, Irving Berlin, Israel Baline

(noun) United States songwriter (born in Russia) who wrote more than 1500 songs and several musical comedies (1888-1989)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Berlin

The capital and largest city of Germany.

(metonym) The German government.

A state in Germany containing the capital city.

A surname.

A civil parish in the municipality of Seedorf, Segeberg district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

The former name of Kitchener, a city in the Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

A village in Chelyabinsk, Russia.

A small town in Eastern Cape, South Africa.

The former name of Genevra, an unincorporated community in Colusa County, California, USA.

A town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States.

A small city in Colquitt County, Georgia, United States.

A village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States.

A ghost town in Johnson Township, Clinton County, Indiana, United States.

An unincorporated community in Bourbon County, Kansas, United States.

An unincorporated community in Bracken County, Kentucky, United States.

A town in Worcester County, Maryland, United States.

A town in Worcester County, Mississippi, United States.

The former name of Marne, an unincorporated community in Ottawa County, Michigan, USA.

The former name of Otoe, a village in Otoe County, Nebraska, USA.

A ghost town in Nye County, Nevada, United States.

A city in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States.

A borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States.

A town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States.

A tiny city in LaMoure County, North Dakota, United States.

An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Berlin Township, Holmes County, Ohio, United States.

An unincorporated community in Florence Township, Williams County, Ohio, United States.

A borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States.

An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Tennessee, United States.

An unincorporated community in Washington County, Texas, United States.

A town in Washington County, Vermont, United States.

An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States.

A city in Green Lake County,Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States.

A town in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, United States, mostly surrounding the city of the same name.

A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States.

Noun

Berlin

Fine worsted for fancy-work; zephyr worsted.

Synonyms

• Berlin wool

• Berlin worsted

Etymology

Noun

berlin (plural berlins)

A four-wheeled carriage with a separate sheltered seat behind the body.

Coordinate terms: calèche, landau

Source: Wiktionary


Ber"lin, n. Etym: [The capital of Prussia]

1. A four-wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at Berlin.

2. Fine worsted for fancy-work; zephyr worsted; -- called also Berlin wool. Berlin black, a black varnish, drying with almost a dead surface; -- used for coating the better kinds of ironware. Ure.

– Berlin blue, Prussian blue. Ure.

– Berlin green, a complex cyanide of iron, used as a green dye, and similar to Prussian blue.

– Berlin iron, a very fusible variety of cast iron, from which figures and other delicate articles are manufactured. These are often stained or lacquered in imitation of bronze.

– Berlin shop, a shop for the sale of worsted embroidery and the materials for such work.

– Berlin work, worsted embroidery.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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