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German Word of the Day

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scheidend (adj)  outgoing (leaving office); closing, parting, separating

Der scheidende bayrische Ministerpräsident Edmund Stoiber nahm am Oktoberfest teil.
The outgoing Bavarian minister president (governor) Edmund Stoiber took part in Oktoberfest festivities.

Related: scheiden to separate, divide; depart; divorce, dissolve

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