Word: gobbledydeutsch
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Offer. Actually, political crises are few and far between in placid Luxembourg. Through tactful treatment of minorities, the government has avoided the fate of neighboring Belgium, where bitter antagonisms between Flemish and French-speaking citizens are a constant threat to stability. The Luxembourgeois, who speak French, German and a gobbledydeutsch called Mosel-fränkisch, do not even have an official language. They are 96.9% Catholic, but the government pays the salaries of the country's sole rabbi and its only Protestant minister. Even the country's few Communists profess loyalty to the royal family. Titular head...
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