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Land·tag

 (länt′täk′)
n. pl. Land·tag·e (-tä′gə)
1. The legislative assembly of many German-speaking polities, including most 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 diēta, diet; see agh- in Indo-European roots).]
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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) the assembly of numerous states in 19th-century Germany
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the assembly of numerous states in 19th-century Germany
[C16: German: land assembly]
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Land•tag

(ˈlɑntˌtɑg, -ˌtɑx)

n.
the legislature of certain states in Germany.
[< German: literally, land parliament]
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