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Hardanger

Hardanger is the ellipsis of Hardanger fiddle.

Meaning of Hardanger fiddle

Noun

Hardanger fiddle (plural Hardanger fiddles)

  1. A type of fiddle typical of Norwegian folk music, characterized by thinner wood than a standard fiddle and the use of either eight or nine strings, four to five of which are sympathetic.

Forms of Hardanger

pluralHardangers

Phrases with Hardanger

Questions about Hardanger

What is Hardanger the ellipsis of?
Hardanger is the ellipsis of Hardanger fiddle.

Words near Hardanger in the dictionary

  1. Hardacre
  2. Hardacres
  3. Hardage
  4. Hardages
  5. Hardaker
  6. Hardanger
  7. Hardanger fiddle
  8. Hardanger fiddler
  9. Hardanger fiddlers
  10. Hardanger fiddles
  11. Hardanger-fiddle

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