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landshark
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landslide
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Landsmål
landsman (1)
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landsman (2)
lands·man [ lntsmən ] (plural lands·leit [ lnts lt ])


noun 
Definition:
 
Jewish countryman: a fellow Jew, usually one from the same district or area, originally in Eastern Europe
[Mid-20th century. Via Yiddish< Middle High German lantsman "man from the (same) country"]
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