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mazurka

ma·zurka

UK/məˈzʊə(ɹ)kə/ US/məˈzɜː(ɹ)kə/ uncommon

noun

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Origin

Via German Mazurka and Russian мазу́рка (mazúrka), from Polish mazurek (“dance of the Masurian”), the Masurians being the inhabitants of Mazowsze (compare Medieval Latin Mazovia), an ancient cultural region in east-central Poland.

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