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tamburitza

[ tam-boor-it-suh, tam-buh-rit-suh ]

noun

  1. one of a family of mandolinlike stringed instruments of southern Slavic regions.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tamburitza1

1925–30; < Serbo-Croatian tàmburica, diminutive of tàmbura a stringed instrument < Turkish tambura < Persian ṭanbūr; tambura
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Example Sentences

Live Serbian music from Srpski Sinovi, a traditional tamburitza band that will perform Saturday and Sunday.

John Morovich and the Sinovi Tamburitza Orchestra bring the music of Croatia and southeastern Europe to Town Hall — by way of West Seattle.

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