Balalayka

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of balalaika. alt-of, alternative

    "We had an enormous brass band who played magnificently, and then a band of “balalaykas,” the Russian national instrument, accompanied with tambourines and wooden spoons, etc., and really a very pretty effect."

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"We had an enormous brass band who played magnificently, and then a band of “balalaykas,” the Russian national instrument, accompanied with tambourines and wooden spoons, etc., and really a very pretty effect."

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