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<p class="bodytext">BERLIN -- A tweak to state laws in the
German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania to conform with
current EU regulations has caused an unexpected casualty: the
longest word in the German language. </p>
<p>The
Rindfleischetikettierungsueberwachungsaufgabenuebertragungsgesetz
is no more. </p>
<p>The "law delegating beef label monitoring" was introduced by
the state in 1999 as part of measures against mad cow disease.
But the DPA news agency reported Monday the law was removed
from the books last week because European Union regulations
have changed. </p>
<p>German still has words like the very robust
Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitaenswitwe to fall back
on -- meaning "widow of a Danube steamboat company captain." </p>
<p>DPA reports such words have been so rarely used, however,
that they're not in the dictionary. There the longest word
honor falls to Kraftfahrzeug-Haftpflichtversicherung:
automobile liability insurance.<br>
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