German

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Etymology

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From Land (state) +‎ -es +‎ Hauptfrau (female captain).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈlandəsˌhaʊ̯ptfʁaʊ̯]
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  • Hyphenation: Lan‧des‧haupt‧frau

Noun

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Landeshauptfrau f (genitive Landeshauptfrau, plural Landeshauptfrauen)

  1. (politics, Austria, South Tyrol) female equivalent of Landeshauptmann
    Synonym: (descriptive) Vorsitzende der Landesregierung

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