German

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German has often been referred to as the language of the Dichter und Denker or the writers and thinkers.

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With 90 million native speakers, German is the 11th most-spoken language in the world. In Europe, it ranks as number 1, with about 16% of the continent’s population speaking German as their first language.

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Besides Germany, German is the official language of both Austria and Liechtenstein and one of the official languages in Switzerland and Luxembourg.