Republikflucht

German

Etymology

Republik (“republic”) +‎ Flucht (“escape”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ʁepuˈbliːkˌflʊxt], [ʁepuˈblɪkˌflʊxt]

Noun

Republikflucht f (genitive Republikflucht, no plural)

(euphemistic) the act of leaving East Germany for (in most cases) West Germany

Declension

Declension of Republikflucht (uncountable)

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Republikflucht
genitive	einer	der	Republikflucht
dative	einer	der	Republikflucht
accusative	eine	die	Republikflucht

Synonyms

ungesetzlicher Grenzübertritt (official term)

Related terms

Further reading

Republikflucht in Duden online

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