"dabke" meaning in English

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      "form": "dabkes",
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      "form": "dabka",
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      "form": "dabkah",
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        "alternative"
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      "form": "dabkeh",
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        "alternative"
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      "form": "dabki",
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          "text": "My wife is Jordanian and has family who have lived and worked in Dubai and Abu Dhabi for years. During our time in the U.A.E., we ate with them, drank arak, watched them dance the dabke late into the evening.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈdɑbkɛ/"
    },
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    },
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      "ipa": "/-kə/"
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      "ipa": "/-ki/"
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    {
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "dabka",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dabkah",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dabkeh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dabki",
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      ]
    },
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    },
    {
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