/ məˈzɜːkə; NAmE məˈzɜːrkə/ noun
a fast Polish dance for four or eight couples, or a piece of music for this dance
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: via German from Polish mazurka , accusative or genitive singular of mazurek folk dance from Mazovia, from mazur , denoting an inhabitant of the Polish province Mazovia.