berlin Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
    German capital.
  2. noun United States songwriter (born in Russia) who wrote more than 1500 songs and several musical comedies (1888-1989)
    Israel Baline; Irving Berlin.
  3. noun a limousine with a glass partition between the front and back seats

WordNet

Ber"lin noun
Etymology
The capital of Prussia
Definitions
  1. A four-wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at Berlin.
  2. Fine worsted for fancy-work; zephyr worsted; -- called also Berlin wool.

Webster 1913