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What is the meaning of Grüß and Gott?

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Grüß Gott is shortened from “Grüß dich Gott,” an old way of saying “God bless you” in German. The phrase is more religious than “Guten Tag” so it's a phrase befitting Germany's most religious and most Roman Catholic region.

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