德意志
Mandarin
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Etymology
Transcription from German "Deutsch/deutsch" ("Germany, of Germany"). The choice of characters was inspired by 德 ("morality") and 意志 ("a person's intent"). The tendency to use commendatory characters in country names was also seen in "美国" ("America", lit. pretty country), "英国" ("England", lit. flower/outstanding country) and "法国" ("France", lit. the law country).
Proper noun
德意志 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin Déyìzhì)