What is another word for west berlin?
Pronunciation: [wˈɛst bɜːlˈɪn] (IPA) 
West Berlin was the isolated western part of the city of Berlin, which was divided by the Berlin Wall from 1961 to 1989. West Berlin can also be referred to as Western Berlin or simply the West. Other synonyms for West Berlin are the City of West Berlin, as it was formally referred to, and Berlin (West), to differentiate it from its eastern counterpart during the Cold War. The term Free Berlin is also used to refer to West Berlin to indicate the city's status as an island of democracy and capitalism in the midst of communist East Germany.
