# der Wessi

der Wessi is a German noun meaning “a person from the area of the former West Germany, used to distinguish them from a person from the former East Germany”. Forms: des Wessis, die Wessis.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Wessis
- Plural: die Wessis

## In other languages

- Русский: разг. житель Западной Германии, фэргэшник

## Meanings

1. _Germany · colloquial_ a person from the area of the former West Germany, used to distinguish them from a person from the former East Germany

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