Landler (Noun)
Meaning 1
Music in triple time for dancing the landler.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The orchestra played a lively landler that got everyone on the dance floor.
- In the 18th century, the landler was a popular dance in Austria and Germany.
- The waltz evolved from the landler, a traditional folk dance in triple time.
- The band's rendition of the landler was so energetic that it brought the house down.
- The landler was a staple of Viennese ballrooms during the Classical period.
Meaning 2
A moderately slow Austrian country dance in triple time; involves spinning and clapping.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.