Lands|thing

Lands|thing
Lands|ting or Lands|thing «LAHNS TIHNG», noun.
(formerly) the upper house of the Rigsdag or former bicameral parliament of Denmark.
[< Danish Landsting < lands, genitive of land land + ting, thing assembly, parliament]

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