Land·tag (länt täk )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 di  ta, 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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