Wende

Meaning

  1. (feminine) turn (change in temperament or circumstance)
  2. (feminine) turnaround (reversal of policy)
  3. (feminine) tacking
  4. (feminine,historical,with-definite-article) the process that opened the way to the unification of West and East Germany; that period (1989–90) in general

Concepts

Synonyms

Umkehrpunkt

deutsche Wiedervereinigung

vollständige Veränderung

Drehung um 180 Grad

Ende der deutschen Teilung

deutsche Vereinigung

Wendemarke

Umkehrschleife

Endschleife

Kehrschleife

Wendeschleife

Umschaltung

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
Wen‧de
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvɛndə/
Etymology

From Middle High German wende, from Old High German wendī; see wenden. Cognate to Dutch wende.

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