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It is hard to believe in how many countries worldwide people do speak German. German is the second largest native language in Brazil and it was the most significant one in Australia before the First World War.


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By Adrian Plitzco, Leo Kretzenbacher

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It is hard to believe in how many countries worldwide people do speak German. German is the second largest native language in Brazil and it was the most significant one in Australia before the First World War.



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