bandura

[ ban-door-uh ]

noun

1. a Ukrainian stringed instrument of the lute family.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bandura¹

< Ukrainian bandúra, probably < Polish < Italian < Greek pandoûra. See bandore

Example Sentences

Consisting of two bandura players, an opera singer, a violinist, a pianist, a country singer and a poet, these artists are all members of Ukraine’s Cultural Forces, founded by Mykolai Sierga during the first year of the war.

From Los Angeles Times

Two performers in your group play the bandura.

From Los Angeles Times

Sierga: The bandura is important because it is the symbol of the Ukrainian soul.

From Los Angeles Times

In 1934, the Soviet Union government invited bandura players to a festival.

From Los Angeles Times

The costumes are cut in ornate antique styles, but dolled up with bits of electrical wiring, and the instruments, many hand-built, are seemingly a collection of whatever was left over when the world ended: percussion, trombone, fluegelhorn, flute, folk string instruments like the bandura and dulcimer, sighing accordions.

From New York Times