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by unit91 3324 days ago
...says adolph. The Germans, however, use much shorter terms like "Rechtsschutzversicherungsgesellschaften". :-)
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Rechtsschutzversicherungsgesellschaften German Noun

- insurance company which provides legal protection

My guess was going to be left-handed bricklayers that wear blue hats. Close.
Off-topic, but I think that traditionally, the longest official word in German was "Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz", the name for a law about testing and labeling of beef, now repealed. This word (63 letters) was of course not in everyday use by most people, but it was actually in the law.
"Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch" - town in Wales.

Edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llanfairpwllgwyngyll