Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Russian musical instrument with a triangular body and three strings that produces sounds similar to those of a mandolin.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A musical instrument of very ancient Slavic origin, common among the Russians and Tatars, and, according to Niebuhr, also in Egypt and Arabia.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a stringed instrument of Russian origin that has a triangular body and three strings.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun music A
Russian musical instrument , similar to aguitar , with atriangular body.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a stringed instrument that has a triangular body and three strings
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Skating to classic Russian balalaika music when I was thirteen, I had demanded a full Cossack costume with big, billowing pants, boots, and a little vest.
Welcome to My World Johnny Weir 2011
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Super Mario theme played on a balalaika - Boing Boing
Boing Boing 2009
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They also had a trumpet/coronet player, a tuba player, and a dude who alternated among an oboe, drums, and what I think was an amplified balalaika.
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As the light streams through the windows of the minivan and reflects off Joni's earrings, Joel remembers the way the late-afternoon sun used to glint on the river as he made his way back from class to his off-campus apartment…the way his heart used to pound whenever he caught a glimpse of his downstairs neighbor, a balalaika player named Clarisse.
The Search Susan Kleinman 2011
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A trio of Russian folk musicians played guitar, mandolin, and the balalaika contra bass.
In the City, Partying Like Royals Lizzie Simon 2011
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Skating to classic Russian balalaika music when I was thirteen, I had demanded a full Cossack costume with big, billowing pants, boots, and a little vest.
Welcome to My World Johnny Weir 2011
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They also had a trumpet/coronet player, a tuba player, and a dude who alternated among an oboe, drums, and what I think was an amplified balalaika.
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Ah yes, a gypsy princess in disguise who yearns for the sound of the balalaika and prays for the return of Prince Vlad of Wallachia.
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Skating to classic Russian balalaika music when I was thirteen, I had demanded a full Cossack costume with big, billowing pants, boots, and a little vest.
Welcome to My World Johnny Weir 2011
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These members formed three music organizations: a Russian balalaika orchestra (fifteen pieces); a
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