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cracovienne

American  
[kruh-koh-vee-en, kruh-koh-vee-en] / krəˌkoʊ viˈɛn, krəˈkoʊ viˌɛn /

noun

  1. krakowiak.


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Polish, cracovienne, from Cracow, and varsovienne, from Warsaw.

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Ernest Weekley

I saw Fanny Elssler dance the cracovienne and the cachucha, and it is a memory which will linger with me always.

From As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century by Marian Gouverneur

Two waltzes," said Trix, counting on her fingers; "that's two; one cracovienne, that's three; les lanciers, that's four; one galop, that's five; and one polka quadrille, that's six.

From A Terrible Secret by May Agnes Fleming

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