weimar republic

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Definition of weimar republic in English English dictionary

The democratic government of Germany between the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1919 and the assumption of power by Adolf Hitler in 1933

the first German republic, which was established in 1919 at a meeting in the city of Weimar. It faced difficult economic problems, including very high inflation, and ended when Hitler took control of the country in 1933. Government of Germany 1919-33, so named because the assembly that adopted its constitution met at Weimar in 1919. In its early years, the Weimar Republic was troubled by postwar economic and financial problems and political instability, but it had recovered considerably by the late 1920s. Its major political leaders included presidents Friedrich Ebert (1919-25) and Paul von Hindenburg (1925-34), as well as Gustav Stresemann, who was chancellor (1923) and foreign minister (1923-29). With the Great Depression, its political and economic collapse enabled Adolf Hitler to rise to power and become chancellor (1933), after which he suspended the Weimar constitution

government system in Germany between 1918 and 1933

the German republic founded at Weimar in 1919; "The Weimar Republic was overthrown in 1933 and replaced by the Third Reich

Hyphenation

Wei·mar re·pub·lic

Turkish pronunciation

vaymär ripʌblık

Pronunciation

/ˈvīmär rēˈpəblək/ /ˈvaɪmɑːr riːˈpʌblək/

Etymology

() From the name of the German city Weimar + republic