noun

mandolin

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The meaning (definition) of the word mandolin

a small pear-shaped string instrument with eight strings

The word mandolin used in a sentence

Grandpa played a mandolin at the party and we danced.

The plural of the word mandolin

mandolins

How the word mandolin is said around the world

Frenchmandoline (mahndohleen)
Spanishmandolina (mahndohleenah)
Mandarin曼陀林 (màn tuó lín)
Hindiसारंगी की तरह का एक बाजा (sahrunggee kee turuh kah ayk bahgyah)
Arabicالمندولين (ahlmndooleenah)
Russianмандолина (mandolina)
Portuguese (EU)bandolim (buhnngdooleeng)
Portuguese (BR)bandolim (buhnngdohleeng)
Japaneseマンドリン (mandorin)
GermanMandoline (mahndohleenuh)
Urduمینڈولن (mayndohluhn)
Punjabiਮੈਂਡੋਲਿਨ (mendohlin)
Korean만돌린 (mandolrin)
Hebrewמנדולינה (mndooleenah)
Greekμαντολίνο (mantolino)
Dutchmandoline (mahndohleenuh)
Tagalogmandolin (mahndohleen)
Vietnameseđàn mandolin (dahn mahnduhlin)
Turkishmandolin (mahndohlin)
Persianماندولین (mahndooleen)
Polishmandolina (mahndawleenah)
Ukrainianмандоліна (mandolina)
Bengaliম্যান্ডোলিন (mandohleen)
Swedishmandolin (mahndooleen)
Italianmandolino (mahndohleenoh)

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