bandura
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bandura
< Ukrainian bandúra, probably < Polish < Italian < Greek pandoûra. See bandore
Example Sentences
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Two performers in your group play the bandura.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2024
Leontovych’s more dramatic works emulated the tradition of the Kobzars, the Ukrainian bards and history bearers who accompanied themselves on the bandura, a multistringed plucked instrument similar to a zither.
From New York Times ● May 13, 2022
Besides singing a lovely rendition of Puccini’s aria, “Oh My Beloved Papa,” Stepanyuk plays a 63-string bandura — a Ukrainian instrument that resembles a harp and banjo combined.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2022
Viktoriia Slyvka, 21, left Zbarazh in western Ukraine to study in the UK a week before the war started and is now introducing new audiences in Leeds to the bandura.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2022
Iglidan notably paid tribute to her homeland by playing the bandura, a folk instrument that's also considered the national musical instrument of Ukraine.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2022
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