Deutschland

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Etymology
From, compound word formed from phrasings like , , , ,. The adjective is from Middle High German, , , , , from Old High German  (of the people). More at.

Proper noun

 * 1) Germany
 * 2) short for a nation state, the legal person comprising the most part of territory with German dominating, or its territory
 * 3)  or

Usage notes

 * The article is used when Deutschland is used as a subject or object in a certain quality, e.g. referencing a certain point in time or period of time. ( behaves similarly in English: "we went to Germany" uses no article, "the Germany of our grandchildren will be different from the Germany of our grandparents" uses one.)
 * Plurals, when they occur, are, or.