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Kalamatianos

Kalamatianos noun: a Greek folk dance from the Peloponnese.

Noun

Kalamatianos

  1. A Greek folk dance from the Peloponnese.
    • Her relative stood dumbfounded, cried out incredulously, wheeled about with his clenched fists raised in the air, performed three steps of a kalamatianos for sheer joy, and then rocked her in his arms exclaiming ‘Efkharisto, efkharisto,’ over and over again.1994, Louis de Bernières, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Minerva, published 1995, page 82

Origin of Kalamatianos

From Greek καλαματιανός (kalamatianós).

Questions about Kalamatianos

What does Kalamatianos mean?
Kalamatianos means a Greek folk dance from the Peloponnese.
What part of speech is Kalamatianos?
Kalamatianos is a noun.

Words near Kalamatianos in the dictionary

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  6. Kalamatianos
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  8. Kalamazoo County
  9. Kalamazooan
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