land-tag

Land·tag

[German lahnt-tahkh]
noun History/Historical.
the legislature of certain states in Germany.

Origin:
< German: literally, land parliament. See day, diet2

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Landtag (ˈlɑːntˌtɑːk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the legislative assembly of each state in present-day Germany and Austria
2.  the estates of principalities in medieval and modern Germany
3.  the assembly of numerous states in 19th-century Germany
 
[C16: German: land assembly]

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