Berlin , City, Germany
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BERLIN , city, Germany bur lin , Ger. berlen , city...475,400), capital of Germany, coextensive with Berlin...341 sq mi/883 sq km), NE Germany, on the Spree and Havel rivers...scientific institutions. History Early History to World War...and to the North Sea. In 1866 it became the seat of the North German Confederation and in 1871 it was made the capital of...