"folkdance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: folkdances [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} folkdance (plural folkdances)
  1. Alternative spelling of folk dance Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: folk dance
    Sense id: en-folkdance-en-noun-gaTbv8VR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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