landler
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A traditional Austrian dance to music with three beats
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landler
Examples
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(# Landler)
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During the wedding reception, the couple shared a beautiful landler that delighted their guests.
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The lively landler music filled the hall as the dancers moved gracefully in time with the rhythm.
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At the folk festival, we were taught how to perform the traditional landler dance in a large group.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word landler comes from the German word Land meaning 'land' or 'country' and the ending -ler, which shows a person or thing from there. So it originally meant a 'country dance' or 'country dancer', which is why today a landler is a traditional Austrian folk dance.
