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(lan′dô′, -do̵u′)

noun

a four-wheeled covered carriage with the top in two sections, either of which can be lowered independently
a former style of automobile with a top whose back could be folded down

Origin: after Landau, town in SW Germany where orig. made

Landau, Lev (Davidovich) 1908-68; Soviet theoretical physicist

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noun

A four-wheeled carriage with front and back passenger seats that face each other and a roof in two sections that can be lowered or detached.
A style of automobile with a similar roof.

Origin:

Origin: After Landau, a city of southwest Germany

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Soviet physicist. He won a 1962 Nobel Prize for his contributions to low-temperature physics.

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