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Romaika

Romaika proper noun: a Greek leaping dance. Also the alternative form of Romaic.

Proper noun

Romaika

  1. A Greek leaping dance.
    • There is an extreme difference in the character of the two dances; the latter, wild, uncouth, and abounding in strange gestures; the Romaika, graceful, though sometimes lively, and well fitted to display the beauty of attitude in the human form.1827, Travels in the Ionian Isles, Albania, Thessaly, Macedonia, Etc., page 168

Also used as

Romaika is also the alternative form of Romaic.

Questions about Romaika

What does Romaika mean?
Romaika means a Greek leaping dance.
What part of speech is Romaika?
Romaika is a proper noun.

Words near Romaika in the dictionary

  1. Romagnoles
  2. Romagnoli
  3. Romagnolis
  4. Romagnolo
  5. Romaic
  6. Romaika
  7. Romain
  8. romaine
  9. romaine lettuce
  10. Romaine lettuces
  11. romaines

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