Deutschland

Berlin's home nation

Deutschland is the German name for Germany.

English speakers encounter it in German contexts, patriotic expressions like Deutschland über alles, or when Germans refer to their own country.

The word combines *deutsch* (German) and *Land* (country).

geography

Berlin

Germany's largest city

Cologne · Stuttgart · Dresden · Leipzig · Bremen · Hanover · Nuremberg · Dortmund · Düsseldorf · Bonn

arts

Goethe

German poet-dramatist, 1749-1832

  • BeethovenGerman classical music giant
  • BachGerman composer surname
  • WagnerGerman Romantic opera composer

Brahms · Schumann · Kant · Nietzsche · Hegel · Grimm · Mann · Kafka · Hesse · Handel

politics

Bundestag

German federal parliament

Greens

history

Reichstag

German parliamentary assembly

Stasi · Versailles · Luther · Reformation · DDR

culture

Oktoberfest

Massive Bavarian brewing celebration

Riesling

landmarks

Neuschwanstein

Nineteenth-century Bavarian palace

industry

Autobahn

German federal highway system

Porsche · Audi · Siemens · Bosch · engineering · manufacturing · apprenticeship · export · precision · automotive

Europe

eurozone

Monetary union sharing currency

Strasbourg · integration · Merkel · euro · Maastricht

Categories
Opposites
german vs. english naming

DeutschlandGermany

Central European nation

historical german division

DeutschlandEast Germany

Former communist German state

DDR · West Germany

wwii axis vs. allied powers

DeutschlandSoviet Union

Former communist superstate

United States · USA · USSR · Britain · United Kingdom

Family

Germany, German, germane, Dutch, Deutsch

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G