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xlink:from="EliLillyCoCTIMember" xlink:to="label_EliLillyCoCTIMember" priority="1"/><link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#dws_MastercardIncCTIMember" xlink:label="MastercardIncCTIMember"/><link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_MastercardIncCTIMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">Mastercard, Inc.</link:label><link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="MastercardIncCTIMember" xlink:to="label_MastercardIncCTIMember" priority="1"/><link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#dws_MicronTechnologyIncCTIMember" xlink:label="MicronTechnologyIncCTIMember"/><link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_MicronTechnologyIncCTIMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">Micron Technology, Inc.</link:label><link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="MicronTechnologyIncCTIMember" 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xlink:label="SanofiSACTIMember"/><link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_SanofiSACTIMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">Sanofi SA</link:label><link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="SanofiSACTIMember" xlink:to="label_SanofiSACTIMember" priority="1"/><link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#dws_BancoSantanderSACTIMember" xlink:label="BancoSantanderSACTIMember"/><link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_BancoSantanderSACTIMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">Banco Santander SA</link:label><link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="BancoSantanderSACTIMember" xlink:to="label_BancoSantanderSACTIMember" priority="1"/><link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#dws_BNPParibasSACTIMember" xlink:label="BNPParibasSACTIMember"/><link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_BNPParibasSACTIMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">BNP Paribas SA</link:label><link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="BNPParibasSACTIMember" xlink:to="label_BNPParibasSACTIMember" priority="1"/><link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#dws_DCCPLCCTIMember" xlink:label="DCCPLCCTIMember"/><link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DCCPLCCTIMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">DCC PLC</link:label><link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="DCCPLCCTIMember" xlink:to="label_DCCPLCCTIMember" priority="1"/><link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#dws_CreditAgricoleSACTIMember" xlink:label="CreditAgricoleSACTIMember"/><link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_CreditAgricoleSACTIMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" 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xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">Central Japan Railway Co.</link:label><link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CentralJapanRailwayCoCTIMember" xlink:to="label_CentralJapanRailwayCoCTIMember" priority="1"/><link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#dws_ImperialBrandsPLCCTIMember" xlink:label="ImperialBrandsPLCCTIMember"/><link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_ImperialBrandsPLCCTIMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">Imperial Brands PLC</link:label><link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ImperialBrandsPLCCTIMember" xlink:to="label_ImperialBrandsPLCCTIMember" priority="1"/><link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#dws_BenchmarkElectronicsIncCTIMember" xlink:label="BenchmarkElectronicsIncCTIMember"/><link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_BenchmarkElectronicsIncCTIMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">Benchmark Electronics, Inc.</link:label><link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="BenchmarkElectronicsIncCTIMember" xlink:to="label_BenchmarkElectronicsIncCTIMember" priority="1"/><link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#dws_MadisonSquareGardenSportsCorpCTIMember" xlink:label="MadisonSquareGardenSportsCorpCTIMember"/><link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_MadisonSquareGardenSportsCorpCTIMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.</link:label><link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="MadisonSquareGardenSportsCorpCTIMember" xlink:to="label_MadisonSquareGardenSportsCorpCTIMember" priority="1"/><link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#dws_AffiliatedManagersGroupIncCTIMember" xlink:label="AffiliatedManagersGroupIncCTIMember"/><link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AffiliatedManagersGroupIncCTIMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.</link:label><link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AffiliatedManagersGroupIncCTIMember" xlink:to="label_AffiliatedManagersGroupIncCTIMember" priority="1"/><link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#dws_LumentumHoldingsIncCTIMember" xlink:label="LumentumHoldingsIncCTIMember"/><link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LumentumHoldingsIncCTIMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">Lumentum Holdings, Inc.</link:label><link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LumentumHoldingsIncCTIMember" xlink:to="label_LumentumHoldingsIncCTIMember" priority="1"/><link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#dws_TechnipFMCPLCCTIMember" xlink:label="TechnipFMCPLCCTIMember"/><link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_TechnipFMCPLCCTIMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">TechnipFMC PLC</link:label><link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="TechnipFMCPLCCTIMember" xlink:to="label_TechnipFMCPLCCTIMember" priority="1"/><link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#dws_DucommunIncCTIMember" xlink:label="DucommunIncCTIMember"/><link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_DucommunIncCTIMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">Ducommun, Inc.</link:label><link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="DucommunIncCTIMember" xlink:to="label_DucommunIncCTIMember" priority="1"/><link:loc 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