"balalaiki" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /bæləˈlaɪkɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /baləˈlaɪki/ [UK]
Etymology: From the Russian балала́йки (balalájki), the nominative plural form of балала́йка (balalájka). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ru|балала́йки}} Russian балала́йки (balalájki) Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} balalaiki
  1. plural of balalaika Tags: form-of, plural Form of: balalaika
    Sense id: en-balalaiki-en-noun-lYV~nMQ1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English plurals in -i

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          "ref": "1888, Henry Sutherland Edwards (translator), Fyodor Dostoyevsky (author), The House of the Dead; or, Prison Life in Siberia, London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd. & New York: E.P. Dutton & Co. (1911), part I, chapter xii: “The Performance”, page 181",
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