Potsdam Conference
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- proper noun
- /ˈpɒtsdæm ˈkɒnfərəns/
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Conferencia de Potsdam
- At the Potsdam Conference, the Allied leaders outlined their strategies for managing Europe's future after the war.
- Potsdam Conference in 1945
- Potsdam Conference in July
Examples
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We have some small numbers of enemy troops in our hands, that is true, but I can assure you that, in this matter, as you know, my government will abide by the decisions of the Potsdam Conference.
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Stalin was doing his barbering "without so much as a by your leave," as President Truman recorded at the Potsdam Conference when he learned what was going on.
Academic text (1999) -
As we celebrate 60 years since VE Day, the Poles are remembering the 60th anniversary of the Potsdam Conference (July 17th - August 2nd, 1945).
Blog text (17) -
The leaders of the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom met at the Potsdam Conference in July 1945 to discuss postwar plans.
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During the Potsdam Conference, decisions were made regarding the administration of Germany after World War II.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase transparently combines a place name and the noun 'conference', so a learner who knows 'Potsdam' and 'conference' can infer it denotes a meeting held in Potsdam. However, the conventional referent is a specific 1945 summit with particular historical participants and outcomes, and those encyclopedic details are not derivable from the constituents, making the expression only partially transparent.
Etymology
Potsdam Conference is named for the town Potsdam, where in 1945 the leaders of the United States, the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom met in a big conference. They met 'after World War II' to decide what to do with Germany and Poland, so today Potsdam Conference means that important meeting about the future of Europe.