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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WESSI

From German westdeutsch West German.
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PRONUNCIATION OF WESSI

Wessi  [ˈvɛsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WESSI

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wessi is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WESSI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wessi

Wessi is the informal name that people in Germany call former citizens of West Germany before re-unification, while the counterpart for former citizens of East Germany is Ossi. These names represent the lingering differences between the two pre-reunification cultures, and Germany's popular culture includes many Ossi-Wessi jokes and cliches. While some people in Germany may consider these names insulting most people, others regard them as part of the German culture. There is also the name Besserwessi which is a pun on Besserwisser and thus indicates a Wessi who feels superior to Ossis. Some former East Germans feel that former West Germans don't respect their culture and that East Germans were assimilated into West German culture, rather than the two cultures being united as equals. This term was named German Word of the Year in 1991. Politically speaking, in the German Reunification East Germany was indeed incorporated into West Germany under existing West German law. This solution was taken in order to legally avoid the necessity of creating a new constitution as demanded by the West German Grundgesetz.

Definition of Wessi in the English dictionary

The definition of Wessi in the dictionary is a native, inhabitant, or citizen of that part of Germany that was formerly West Germany.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WESSI


Cressy
ˈkrɛsɪ
dressy
ˈdrɛsɪ
esse
ˈɛsɪ
Jesse
ˈdʒɛsɪ
jessie
ˈdʒɛsɪ
messy
ˈmɛsɪ
Nessie
ˈnɛsɪ
stressy
ˈstrɛsɪ
tressy
ˈtrɛsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WESSI

Wesak
Weser
Wesker
weskit
Wesley
Wesleyan
Wesleyan Methodists
Wesleyanism
Wessex
west
West Africa
West African
West Atlantic
West Bank
West Bengal
West Berkshire
West Berlin
West Berliner
West Bromwich

WORDS THAT END LIKE WESSI

Agassi
bassi
byssi
chaprassi
colossi
concerti grossi
contrabassi
contrabbassi
kolbassi
lassi
Mossi
narcissi
Ossi
Senussi

Synonyms and antonyms of Wessi in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Wessi» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WESSI

Find out the translation of Wessi to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Wessi from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Wessi» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Wessi
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Wessi
570 millions of speakers

English

Wessi
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Wessi
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

Wessi
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Wessi
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Wessi
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Wessi
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Wessi
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Wessi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wessi
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Wessi
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Wessi
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wessi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Wessi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Wessi
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वेसी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Wessi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Wessi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Wessi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Wessi
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Wessi
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Wessi
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Wessi
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Wessi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Wessi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Wessi

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WESSI»

The term «Wessi» is regularly used and occupies the 77.825 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WESSI» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Wessi

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WESSI»

Discover the use of Wessi in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Wessi and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ossi Wessi
Topics covered in this collection include Wende Literature and film, linguistic changes and attitudes since 1989, the complicated history of the Neo-Nazis, and the visual arts.
Donald Backman, Aida Sakalauskaite, 2008
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Humor, Satire, and Identity: Eastern German Literature in ...
In a chapter entitled "Mein erstes Wessi" Biskupek confirms the stereotypes about Western Germans that Rosenlöcher, Schirmer, Sparschuh, and other Eastern German authors had chronicled a few years earlier. He describes Mario's first ...
Jill Twark, 2007
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Piibel: PIIBLI RAMAT 1739
Ja wessi läks taggasi Ma peält ärra, se läks ikka taggasi, ja wessi sai wähhemaks , kui sadda ja wiiskümmend päwa otsa said.4. Jase laewjäi seisma seitsme ku seitsmeteistkümnemal päwal Araratti ¤mäggede peäle.5.Ja wessi saiikka ...
The Bible in Estonian, 2013
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Russland in Historischer, Statistischer, Geographischer und ...
Unserer Ansicht nach, dürfte es der finnische Stamm der Wessen oder Wessi gewesen sein, der östlich und nordöstlich vom Beloje-Osero seine Wohnsitze hatte, d. h. wir nehmen die Ansicht Frähn's für eine historische Wahrheit an.
Faddeĭ Bulgarin, 1839
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Transnational Identities: Becoming European in the EU
Sie werden das immer wieder sehen, wie, ob das Ossi oder Wessi ist. UM: Ja, und woran? DG: Ich weilS es nicht. Ich weiS es nicht. Aber ich glaube das ist der Instinkt. Ich weilS es nicht. Die ziehen sich, die Schuh, oder die Kombination, ich  ...
Richard K. Herrmann, Thomas Risse-Kappen, Marilynn B. Brewer, 2004
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Spirit and System: Media, Intellectuals, and the Dialectic ...
The Wessi, on the other hand, inverts the resigned inwardness of the Ossi. The Wessi is nothing if not self-assertive, a bit loud, a bit flashy and aggressive, and, in the more extreme instances of Besserwessis (know-it-all Westies), prone to ...
Dominic Boyer, 2005
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Berlin: The Symphony Continues : Orchestrating ...
Kein Wessi wei(5 so was, kein Wessi interessiert sich dafur, schon mal gar nicht einer in der hellen Jugendbliite. Wenn ich ein Wessi wa're, verstiinde ich Vickys Bemerkung iiber Nuschke und den Dorotheenstadtischen Friedhof nicht, ...
Carol Anne Costabile-Heming, Rachel J. Halverson, Kristie A. Foell, 2004
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Reclaiming Germany: Young Right Extremists, the Return of ...
Beyond differential rates of state allowances——perhaps especially glaring in the reunited Berlin—as Ossis young persons also complain of discrimination by scomful Wessi superiors and unappreciated jives from colleagues at the workplace: ...
Nitzan Shoshan, 2008
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Spoken Language Pragmatics: Analysis of Form-Function Relations
1. dal? ebend ne wessi wiirde niemals hierher arbeiten kommen weil er hier einfach viel zu wenig geld verdient oder er kricht n posten wos sich echt lohnt + oder er kommt ebend und kricht dann ehend das doppelte von den anderen weil er ...
Regina Weinert, 2007
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Repainting the Little Red Schoolhouse : A History of Eastern ...
A Besserwessi — a pun on the term besserwisser (know-it-all, smart aleck) — is a Wessi who fancies that he or she knows everything better. So, dear course participant from the east, today I am going to teach you how one calculates with ...
Austin John Rodden Adjunct Professor in Speech Communication University of Texas, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WESSI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Wessi is used in the context of the following news items.
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Robbie Brady relishing linking with 'Wessi' at Norwich
Robbie Brady relishing linking with 'Wessi' at Norwich. Thursday, July 30, 2015. By Martin Claffey. Winger Robbie Brady revealed he contacted Republic of ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
2
25 Jahre Einheit: Studie kommt zu überraschenden Ergebnissen …
Der Anteil der nichtehelichen Liebesbeziehungen zwischen Ossis und Wessis beläuft sich mittlerweile auf elf Prozent und ist seit 1990 stetig angestiegen. «BILD, Jul 15»
3
Fußball: Der erste Wessi
Vor 25 Jahren wechselte Andreas Vogler als erster Fußballer aus dem Westen in die DDR. Bei Stahl Brandenburg erlebte er Trinkgelage vor Spielen und ... «ZEIT ONLINE, Jul 15»
4
'Wessi' letting his feet do the talking
With mission accomplished at club level, the man the Norwich faithful call 'Wessi' is now entirely focused on Ireland's bid to cancel out last November's 1-0 ... «Irish Examiner, Jun 15»
5
Vorurteile ahoi! | Bist du im Herzen ein Ossi oder ein Wessi?
Du bist zig Mal umgezogen, von Stuttgart nach Potsdam und dann doch nach West-Berlin? Oder die Arbeit hat dich aus Rostock nach Frankfurt am Main gelockt ... «BILD, Feb 15»
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Schnauze Wessi: Verwestlicht, verblödet, verseucht. Eine Kolumne …
Nach sechs Jahren "Schnauze Wessi" ist nun Schluss. Nicht etwa, weil der innerdeutsche Nahost-Konflikt kein Thema wäre. Der Autor fürchtet, zunehmend wie ... «STERN, Nov 14»
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Schnauze Wessi: #1989? #Revolution? #Bahnstreik? Heul doch …
von Holger Witzel heißt "Heul doch, Wessi" und erscheint im Eulenspiegel Verlag. Aber diese angepassten Duckmäuser lassen sogar ihre Kinder beizeiten ... «STERN, Nov 14»
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Heul doch, Wessi - Vielen Dank, Ossi!
"Heul doch, Wessi" vereint Kolumnen des Leipziger Autoren Holger Witzel, die erstmals zwischen 2012 und 2014 im "Stern" veröffentlicht wurden. Sie sind ... «Freie Presse, Nov 14»
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25 Jahre Mauerfall: Wie ich versuchte, ein Wessi zu werden
Die DDR starb zu früh, um mich zu prägen. Trotzdem fühle ich mich noch heute als Ostdeutscher. von Christian Bangel. DIE ZEIT Nº 45/201431. Oktober 2014 ... «ZEIT ONLINE, Oct 14»
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Bodo Ramelow – Wessi, top-seriös und Hundefreund
Bodo Ramelow – Wessi, top-seriös und Hundefreund. Bodo Ramelow – Wessi, top-seriös und Hundefreund. Login. Mein RP ONLINE. Genießen Sie alle ... «RP ONLINE, Oct 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Wessi [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/wessi>. Oct 2026 ».
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