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landau

[ lan-daw, -dou ]
/ ˈlæn dɔ, -daʊ /

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

Definition for landau (2 of 2)

Landau
[ lahn-dou; Russian luhn-dou ]
/ lɑnˈdaʊ; Russian lʌnˈdaʊ /

noun

Lev Da·vi·do·vich [lyef duh-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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