# gesamtdeutsch

gesamtdeutsch is a German adjective meaning “including the contemporary territories of the Federal Republic of Germany (that is both the former West Germany and East Germany)”.

## Meanings

1. including the contemporary territories of the Federal Republic of Germany (that is both the former West Germany and East Germany)
2. _archaic · historical · since circa 1975_ including the territories of the German Reich as of 1937
3. _archaic · historical · since circa 1950_ including all continuous areas of German-speaking majority in Europe (though often without Switzerland)

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