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Landtag

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Land·tag  (länttäk)
n.
1. The legislative assembly of some German states.
2. A diet or assembly in some German states in the 19th century.

[German : Land, country (from Middle High German lant; see landsman2) + Tag, day, diet, assembly (from Middle High German, from Old High German, influenced by Medieval Latin dita, diet; see agh- in Indo-European roots).]

Landtag [ˈlɑːntˌtɑːk]
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the legislative assembly of each state in present-day Germany and Austria
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the estates of principalities in medieval and modern Germany
3. (Historical Terms) (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the assembly of numerous states in 19th-century Germany
[German: land assembly]


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