Federal Republic of Germany n 1: a republic in north central Europe on the North Sea; established in 1949 from the zones of Germany occupied by the British and French and Americans after the German defeat; reunified with East Germany in 1990 [syn: {West Germany}, {Federal Republic of Germany}] 2: a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990 [syn: {Germany}, {Federal Republic of Germany}, {Deutschland}, {FRG}]