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Because German is an "agglutinative" language, meaning a language in which words are made up of a linear sequence of distinct component of meaning, words can be extremely longs.

Donau­dampfschiffahrts­elektrizitäten­hauptbetriebswerk­bauunterbeamten­gesellschaft, the longest German word has 79 letters

It would be translated in English into 15 words "Association for subordinate officials of the head office management of the Danube steamboat electrical services."

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