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landau
[ lan-daw, -dou ]
/ ˈlæn dɔ, -daʊ /
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noun
a four-wheeled, two-seated carriage with a top made in two parts that may be let down or folded back.
a sedanlike automobile with a short convertible back.
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Origin of landau
First recorded in 1735–45; perhaps named after Landau, town in Germany where first made
Words nearby landau
Lancs, land, land agent, landammann, land art, landau, Landau-Kleffner syndrome, landaulet, land bank, landboard, land breeze
Other definitions for landau (2 of 2)
Landau
[ lahn-dou; Russian luhn-dou ]
/ lɑnˈdaʊ; Russian lʌnˈdaʊ /
noun
Lev Da·vi·do·vich [lyefduh-vye-duh-vyich], /ˈlyɛf dʌˈvyɛ də vyɪtʃ/, 1908–68, Russian scientist: Nobel Prize in Physics 1962.
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British Dictionary definitions for landau (1 of 2)
landau
/ (ˈlændɔː) /
noun
a four-wheeled carriage, usually horse-drawn, with two folding hoods that meet over the middle of the passenger compartment
Word Origin for landau
C18: named after Landau (a town in Bavaria), where it was first made
British Dictionary definitions for landau (2 of 2)
Landau
/ (Russian lanˈdau) /
noun
Lev Davidovich (ljɛf daˈvidəvitʃ). 1908–68, Soviet physicist, noted for his researches on quantum theory and his work on the theories of solids and liquids: Nobel prize for physics 1962
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