Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

landsgemeinde

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lands-ge-meinde
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of cantonal assembly in Switzerland, where regional voting takes place.

Example Sentences

"A ceasefire and a Landsgemeinde were called and the citizens of Schwyz met to decide en masse whether to capitulate and to accept the Helvetic republic."
"After the foundation of the Swiss Federation in 1848, all cantons except those with a Landsgemeinde tradition introduced direct democratic instruments into their constitutions."

Etymology

From German Landsgemeinde.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Landsgemeinde

Inflected Forms

Landsgemeindes (plural)

Questions

What does landsgemeinde mean?: A type of cantonal assembly in Switzerland, where regional voting takes place.
Where does landsgemeinde come from?: It is traced to German.

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