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Ocelot II

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Sat Dec 13, 2025, 12:17 AM Dec 2025

The literal translation is "A state characterized by the absence of war."

So that wasn't wrong. German tends to string words together to make one big one. For example, Eisenbahnzugwagenfensterplatz means "a seat on a train car by a window" - not that that word is likely to be used very much.

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