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tamburitza

American  
[tam-boor-it-suh, tam-buh-rit-suh] / tæmˈbʊər ɪt sə, ˌtæm bəˈrɪt sə /

noun

  1. one of a family of mandolinlike stringed instruments of southern Slavic regions.

Etymology

Origin of tamburitza

1925–30; < Serbo-Croatian tàmburica, diminutive of tàmbura a stringed instrument < Turkish tambura < Persian ṭanbūr; tambura

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Live Serbian music from Srpski Sinovi, a traditional tamburitza band that will perform Saturday and Sunday.

From Washington Post

John Morovich and the Sinovi Tamburitza Orchestra bring the music of Croatia and southeastern Europe to Town Hall — by way of West Seattle.

From Seattle Times

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