a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990 | the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros |
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 | the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros in the UK |
| a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) |