ländler

American  

[lent-ler] / ˈlɛnt lər /

noun

plural

ländler, ländlers

1. an Austrian and southern German folk dance in moderately slow triple meter, antecedent to the waltz.

2. music for this dance.

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

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ländler British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of ländler

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

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