# Westdeutschland

Westdeutschland is a German proper name meaning “a geographic region of Germany, consisting of the states of North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, and Saarland”.

## In other languages

- Русский: Западная Германия

## Meanings

1. a geographic region of Germany, consisting of the states of North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, and Saarland
2. a geographic region of Germany, consisting of the above plus Bremen and western parts of Lower Saxony, Hesse, and Baden-Württemberg (perhaps roughly on a line from the mouth of the Elbe to Lake Constance)
3. _historical_ West Germany (a former country in Central Europe, distinguished from the German Democratic Republic, commonly known as East Germany)

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