KALIMBA

Meaning of KALIMBA in English

[ kə'lɪmbə ]

■ noun a type of African thumb piano.

Origin

a local word; related to marimba .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

KALIMBA — kəˈlimbə, kä- noun ( -s ) Etymology: of Bantu origin; akin to Bemba akalimba zanza, Kimbundu marimba xylophone : an …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KALIMBA — /keuh lim"beuh/ , n. mbira. [ 1950-55; the instrument's name in a number of Bantu languages of East Africa, e.g., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KALIMBA — n. thumb piano, mbira, African musical instrument with resonating box made of wood or a hollow gourd having tuned strips …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
KALIMBA — калимба (африканский музыкальный инструмент)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KALIMBA — n калимба ( африканский музыкальный инструмент )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
KALIMBA — (n) калимба
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
KALIMBA — n калимба ( африканский музыкальный инструмент )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
KALIMBA — n калимба ( африканский музыкальный инструмент )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
KALIMBA — калимба (африканский музыкальный инструмент)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
THUMB PIANO — noun : any of several musical instruments of African origin (as the kalimba, mbira, or zanza) that consist essentially of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THUMB PIANO — any of various African boxlike musical instruments, such as the kalimba or mbira, having tuned strips of metal or wood …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THUMB PIANO — n. kalimba, mbira, African musical instrument with resonating box made of wood or a hollow gourd having tuned strips of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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