kolo
Americannoun
plural
kolosnoun
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a Serbian folk dance in which a circle of people dance slowly around one or more dancers in the centre
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a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance
Etymology
Origin of kolo
1910–15; < Serbo-Croatian kȍlo literally, circle, wheel
Example Sentences
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Tito himself was twisting his way through a difficult kolo between Eastern and Western enemies.
From Time Magazine Archive
The kolo is far from what you seem to think it is in both form and spirit.
From Time Magazine Archive
The crowds danced the wild Serbian kolo until they were exhausted.
From Time Magazine Archive
Whether intentionally or not, you hereby give a definition of the kolo which places it in a somewhat ridiculous light.
From Time Magazine Archive
A much more barbaric performance than the stately and solemn movement of the ring dance, or kolo.
From The Land of the Black Mountain The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro by Wyon, Reginald
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