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bandura

American  
[ban-door-uh] / bænˈdʊər ə /

noun

  1. a Ukrainian stringed instrument of the lute family.


Etymology

Origin of bandura

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

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2024

As a musician, he wanted to restore as much dexterity as possible to his mutilated fingers — he has played the bandura, a Ukrainian stringed folk instrument, since childhood.

From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2022

Again, it was the bandura that guided him.

From Seattle Times • May 31, 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