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ländler

UK/ˈlɛndlə/US/ˈlɛndlɚ/

ländler noun: an Austrian folk dance in the form of a slow waltz.

Noun

ländler (plural ländlers)

  1. An Austrian folk dance in the form of a slow waltz.
    • Sometimes I seemed to hear a long-forgotten Welsh hymn in their melodies, or then again, very softly yet making the senses swirl, the revolutions of a waltz, a ländler theme, or the slow sound of a funeral march […].2011, WG Sebald, translated by Anthea Bell, Austerlitz, Penguin, page 383

Forms of ländler

pluralländlers
alternative formlaendler

Origin of ländler

From German Ländler, from Austrian German Ländl, diminutive of Land (“land, country”).

Questions about ländler

What does ländler mean?
Ländler means an Austrian folk dance in the form of a slow waltz.
What part of speech is ländler?
Ländler is a noun.
How do you pronounce ländler?
Ländler is pronounced /ˈlɛndlə/ (UK).
What is the plural of ländler?
The plural of ländler is ländlers.

Words near ländler in the dictionary

  1. Láadan
  2. Lâm Đồng
  3. Lâm Ấp
  4. lä
  5. Ländchen
  6. ländler
  7. ländlers
  8. Lääne County
  9. Lääne-Viru County
  10. Lågen
  11. Långban

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