"Landammann" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈlændəmæn/ Forms: Landammanns [plural], Landammänner [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Alemannic German Landammann (“land official”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|gsw|Landammann||land official}} Borrowed from Alemannic German Landammann (“land official”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Landammänner}} Landammann (plural Landammanns or Landammänner)
  1. A chief magistrate in certain cantons or other administrative districts in Switzerland.
    Sense id: en-Landammann-en-noun-sDYJWXq- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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