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Germany; virtue; goodness Germany; virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favour; character; kind |
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Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of German Deutsch (“German”). Doublet of 同濟／同济 (Tóngjì) and 獨逸／独逸 (Dúyì).
The tendency to use commendatory characters in country names was also seen in:
- 美國／美国 (Měiguó, “America; lit. pretty country”),
- 英國／英国 (Yīngguó, “England; lit. flower/outstanding country”) and
- 法國／法国 (Fǎguó, “France, lit. the law country”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
德意志
- (attributive or poetic) Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)
Synonyms
- 德國／德国 (Déguó)
- (obsolete) 獨逸／独逸 (Dúyì)
- (abbreviation) 德 (dé)
Derived terms