bolon

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noun

A traditional harp played in Mali.

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Meanings

bolon1

nounbolon (plural bolons)

plural bolons

  1. A traditional harp played in Mali.

Bolon2

proper noun
  1. A Manding language spoken in Burkina Faso.
  2. A lake in Russia, located nearby the Amur River 50 miles south of Komsomolsk city
nounBolon pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyAn ethnic group in Mali.

Origin

  1. gld
  2. EnglishBolon

(lake in Russia): Transliteration of Russian Болонь (Bolonʹ), probably from Nanai [Term?].

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Translations

French bolon, bolon
  • bolontraditional Malian harp
  • bolonManding language spoken in Burkina Faso
Spanish bolon
  • bolontraditional Malian harp
Cite this entry
APA

bolon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bolon

MLA

“bolon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bolon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bolon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bolon.

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