Tây Đức

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 西德, composed of 西 (“west”) and 德 (“Germany”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [təj˧˧ ʔɗɨk̚˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [təj˧˧ ʔɗɨk̚˦˧˥] (Saigon) IPA(key): [təj˧˧ ʔɗɨk̚˦˥] === Proper noun === Tây Đức (historical, 1949–1990) West Germany (a former country in Central Europe, distinguished from the German Democratic Republic, commonly known as East Germany; official name: Cộng hoà Liên bang Đức (“Federal Republic of Germany”)) ==== See also ==== Đông Đức