Wende
Meaning
- (feminine) turn (change in temperament or circumstance)
- (feminine) turnaround (reversal of policy)
- (feminine) tacking
- (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
turn
turning point
change
Die Wende
U-turn
complete change
new program
new programme
transition
conversion
exchange
replacement
switching
switchover
transition phase
Wende
tack
turnaround
Wend
corner
Frequency
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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