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berliner

/bəˈlɪnə/US/bɚˈlɪnɚ/

berliner is the alternative letter-case form of Berliner.

Noun capitalized: Berliner

Berliner (plural Berliners)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Berlin.
    Synonyms:
    Berlinian, Berlinese
  2. A doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling.
  3. A newspaper format with pages normally measuring about 315 by 470 millimetres (12.4 in × 18.5 inches), slightly taller and wider than a tabloid but narrower and shorter than a broadsheet.
    Synonyms:
    midi

Synonyms of berliner

Forms of berliner

pluralberliners
pluralBerliners

Origin of berliner

The first sense is either from German Berliner (“native or inhabitant of Berlin”) or formed in English from Berlin + -er. The second sense is from German Berliner (“doughnut”).

Phrases with berliner

Questions about berliner

What does berliner mean?
Berliner means a native or inhabitant of Berlin.
What is berliner the alternative letter-case form of?
Berliner is the alternative letter-case form of Berliner.
What part of speech is berliner?
Berliner is a noun.
How do you pronounce berliner?
Berliner is pronounced /bɚˈlɪnɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of berliner?
The plural of berliner is berliners.

Words near berliner in the dictionary

  1. Berlin Walls
  2. Berlin white
  3. Berlin work
  4. Berlin worsted
  5. berline
  6. berliner
  7. Berliners
  8. berlines
  9. Berlinese
  10. berlinetta
  11. berlinettas

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Adapted from Wiktionary: berliner (page history and authors); Berliner (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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