a lively Polish folk dance

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• ma|zour|ka — ma|zur|ka or ma|zour|ka «muh ZUR kuh, ZUR », noun. 1. a lively Polish folk dance. 2. music for it, usually in ¾ or 6/8 time. ╂[< alteration of Polish mazurek (literally) dance of Mazovia, a region in Poland] …   Useful english dictionary

• ma|zur|ka — or ma|zour|ka «muh ZUR kuh, ZUR », noun. 1. a lively Polish folk dance. 2. music for it, usually in ¾ or 6/8 time. ╂[< alteration of Polish mazurek (literally) dance of Mazovia, a region in Poland] …   Useful english dictionary

• o|be|rek — «OH buh rehk», noun. a lively Polish folk dance: »Dances such as the mazurka and oberek resemble American square dances (M. Kamil Dziewanowski). ╂[< Polish oberek] …   Useful english dictionary