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landamman

landamman is the alternative spelling of Landammann.

Meaning of Landammann

Noun

Landammann (plural Landammanns or Landammänner)

  1. A chief magistrate in certain cantons or other administrative districts in Switzerland.
    • There, on the first Sunday in May, the people assemble in a meadow at Bözlingen an der Gand, not far from Altdorf. The Landammann, after having duly attended mass in the village church, proceeds in procession to the place of meeting.1889, Francis Ottiwell Adams and C. D. Cunningham, The Swiss Confederation, Macmillan and Co., page 117

Forms of landamman

plurallandammans

Questions about landamman

What is landamman the alternative spelling of?
Landamman is the alternative spelling of Landammann.

Words near landamman in the dictionary

  1. Landa
  2. landability
  3. landable
  4. Landahan
  5. Landale
  6. landamman
  7. Landammann
  8. Landammanns
  9. landammans
  10. Landammänner
  11. Landas

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