Berlin Wall

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the Berlin Wall

  1. (historical) A wall that parted the city of Berlin until 1989, constructed by the German Democratic Republic to keep East Germans from escaping to West Berlin.

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Berlin Wall (plural Berlin Walls)

  1. (politics) Any barrier designed to keep people from crossing a border, e.g. the one proposed to keep people from crossing from Mexico into the United States.

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