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Vinony

Berliner

proper noun

  1. native of or inhabitant of Berlin, Germany
  2. a doughnut with jam inside and usually a sugar covering
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Pronunciation: /bɚˈlɪnɚ/ / /bəˈlɪnə/

noun

Etymology: 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”).

  1. A native or inhabitant of Berlin.
  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.