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Translingual
Etymology
From German Deutsche Demokratische Republik.
Symbol
DDR
- (international standards, obsolete) Former ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code for East Germany from 1974 to 1990.
- Synonym: DD (alpha-2)
Usage notes
The code was deprecated in favour of DEU on the reunification of Germany.
Coordinate terms
English
Pronunciation
Noun
DDR (countable and uncountable, plural DDRs)
- (electronics) Initialism of double data rate.
- (computing) Double-data-rate computer RAM.
Synonyms
- (double data rate (computer)): 2DR
Hypernyms
See also
Proper noun
DDR
- (historical) East Germany (from German DDR, initialism of Deutsche Demokratische Republik)
- (video games) Initialism of Dance Dance Revolution.
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Further reading
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from German DDR.
Proper noun
DDR
- Synonym of Østtyskland
Dutch
Pronunciation
Proper noun
DDR f
- Initialism of Duitse Democratische Republiek. (German Democratic Republic, GDR)
Finnish
Etymology
From German DDR (“GDR”), the German name of the state, abbreviated from Deutsche Demokratische Republik (“German Democratic Republic”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
DDR
- GDR (German Democratic Republic, East Germany)
Declension
Synonyms
German
Pronunciation
Proper noun
DDR f (proper noun, genitive DDR)
- (usually preceded by definite article, historical) Initialism of Deutsche Demokratische Republik (German Democratic Republic, GDR)
- Coordinate term: BRD
Declension
See also
Further reading
- “DDR” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Irish
Interjection
DDR
- (Internet slang) Initialism of Dia dár réiteach (“Oh my god”).
Swedish
Etymology
From German DDR, initialism of Deutsche Demokratische Republik (“German Democratic Republic”).
Proper noun
DDR n (genitive DDR:s)
- Synonym of Östtyskland
Derived terms