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Landsting

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[lahns-ting] / ˈlɑnsˌtɪŋ /
Or Landsthing

noun

  1. (formerly) the upper house of the Danish parliament.


Etymology

Origin of Landsting

< Danish, equivalent to lands, possessive of land land + t ( h ) ing thing 2. See Lagting

Example Sentences

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The salient feature of Danish politics during subsequent years was the struggle between the two Tings, the Folketing or Lower House, and the Landsting, or Upper House of the Constitutional struggles in Denmark since 1866.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various

Nevertheless, the ministry, supported by the Landsting, refused to resign; and the crisis became acute when, in 1875, J. B. Estrup became prime minister.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various

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