bandura
Americannoun
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
But he did care about the bandura, a stringed instrument that’s considered the national instrument of Ukraine.
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
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