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sardana

sardana noun: a type of circle dance originating in Catalonia.

Noun

sardana (plural sardanas)

  1. A type of circle dance originating in Catalonia.
    • The Sardanas are danced in a circle. They are danced to the music of a curious orchestra of eleven instruments.1929 August 11, Olin Downes, “As to the Sardanas”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
    • Described by Franco as “an accursed differentiating agent” one edict “cited the tendency of the sardana to foment false feelings of pride and superiority among the Catalans, justifying the dance's prohibition” (Brandes 34).2012, Reneé Critcher Lyons, The Revival of Banned Dances, McFarland, →ISBN, page 103

Forms of sardana

pluralsardanas
alternative formSardana

Origin of sardana

Borrowed from Catalan sardana.

Questions about sardana

What does sardana mean?
Sardana means a type of circle dance originating in Catalonia.
What part of speech is sardana?
Sardana is a noun.
What is the plural of sardana?
The plural of sardana is sardanas.

Words near sardana in the dictionary

  1. Sard Cheena
  2. sardachate
  3. sardachates
  4. sardai
  5. sardan
  6. sardana
  7. Sardanapalian
  8. Sardanapalus
  9. sardanas
  10. sardans
  11. sardar

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