ländler

[ lent-ler ]

noun,plural länd·ler, länd·lers.
  1. an Austrian and southern German folk dance in moderately slow triple meter, antecedent to the waltz.

  2. music for this dance.

  1. a piano or orchestral composition patterned after such music.

Origin of ländler

1
1875–80; <German: literally, something connected with Landl (literally, little land) name for Upper Austria, where the dance first became popular; see -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for ländler

ländler

/ (German ˈlɛntlər) /


noun
  1. an Austrian country dance in which couples spin and clap

  2. a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance, in three-four time

Origin of ländler

1
German, from dialect Landl Upper Austria

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