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  • noun Plural form of Berliner.

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Examples

  • There is a saying I heard from a few sources while reading about the city: "The wall remains in Berliners 'heads."

    Berlin da_lj 2010

  • Vegetarians themselves, the Berliners were also keenly aware that they'd have no formidable competition.

    Matt Wilson: Three Steps to Gain a Competitive Advantage Matt Wilson 2010

  • Getting anything from the Berliners will be a difficult task for the Dubliners on the road with their team that boasts international players such as Ukrainian Andriy Voronin who is on loan from Liverpool and Croatian Josip Simunic.

    Soccer Blogs - latest posts 2008

  • People of Berlin wouldn't usually call jelly doughnuts "Berliners".

    Look Out, Germany 2010

  • The people of Berlin do call themselves "Berliners".

    Look Out, Germany 2010

  • Jelly doughnuts may be called "Berliners" in other parts of Germany, but in Berlin itself, they're called pfannkuchen pancakes.

    Look Out, Germany 2010

  • A literary circle, known as the "Berliners", was formed in Wilna, about

    The Renascence of Hebrew Literature (1743-1885) Nahum Slouschz 1919

  • She had an American twang in her accent, like a lot of Berliners who speak English, from pop songs and sitcoms I guess.

    Potsdamer Strasse #3 Jasoni 2011

  • It even helped to unite the formerly divided city, many say, because the music was new to both East and West Berliners.

    The Berlin Night Life: Dark...and Cool Christopher Lawton 2011

  • Rents may be cheaper than in Germany's prosperous west, but ordinary Berliners also get by on low pay by German standards.

    Capital Gains—and Losses Marcus Walker 2011

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