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Dvořák

[ dvawr-zhahk, -zhak; Czech dvaw-rzhahk ]
/ ˈdvɔr ʒɑk, -ʒæk; Czech ˈdvɔ rʒɑk /

noun

An·to·nín [ahn-taw-nyeen] /ˈɑn tɔ nyin/, 1841–1904, Czech composer.

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British Dictionary definitions for dvořák

Dvořák
/ (ˈdvɔːʒæk, Czech ˈdvɔrʒaːk) /

noun

Antonín (ˈantɔnjiːn), known as Anton Dvořák. 1841–1904, Czech composer, much of whose work reflects the influence of folk music. His best-known work is the Symphony No. 9 From the New World (1893)
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