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Deutsch is the German language word for German (adjective). Deutsche are Germans, while [eine] Deutsche/[ein] Deutscher is [a] German (female and male forms, respectively). Etymologically, the word originates from the Old High German word diutisc (from diot "people"), referring to the Germanic "language of the people" as opposed to Latin, the language of the learned (see also theodiscus). Only later did the word come to refer to the people who spoke the language.^[1] The word Dutch is a variant form, which now has a distinct meaning. Deutsch, and its various forms, may refer to:

the German language
Deutsch, a village in the German municipality of Groß Garz
Deutsch (crater), a crater on the far side of the Moon
Deutsch Inc., an American advertising agency
Deutsche Bank, a German bank
Deutsche Welle, international public broadcaster
Deutsche Telekom AG, a telecommunications company based in Bonn, Germany
Deutsch (surname)
Deutschland, the German language name for Germany

References

^ Paul, Hermann. 1960. Deutsches Wörterbuch (siebente Auflage): "Deutsch"

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