GDR 是 German Democratic Republic 的缩写,中文常译为德意志民主共和国,也就是东德(1949–1990 年存在的国家)。
/ˌdʒiː diː ˈɑːr/
Many families were separated when the GDR was created.
东德成立后,许多家庭因此被迫分离。
After the Berlin Wall fell, life in the former GDR changed rapidly as reunification unfolded.
柏林墙倒塌后,随着统一进程推进,原东德地区的生活迅速发生了变化。
GDR 来自英文对 German Democratic Republic 的首字母缩写,用来指代冷战时期的东德;在德语中常见对应缩写 DDR(Deutsche Demokratische Republik)。