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Meaning of calinda | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. An African-American style of dance (or its associated music) in the southern US and parts of Latin America.
    uncountable
  2. A Caribbean martial art involving stickfighting.
    uncountable

Examples

“The British colonies did not permit these dances, so the calinda and the bamboula did not flourish in the plantation societies of Virginia and Carolina.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

calindol Calinescu Călinești Călinești-Oaș Calingag Calingatngan

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