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79 letter word
German is famous for its excessively long words with the longest word being made up
of 79
letters! Donaudampfschiffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellsc
haft means “association of subordinate officials of the head office management of the
Danube steamboat electrical services” (the name of a pre-war club in Vienna). It must
be noted that this word is not really useful; it’s more of an attempt to lengthen the
word Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän which means “Danube steamship
company captain”.
So there you have it, some fun facts about the German language. If you have any other
interesting facts about German then please comment below!