Beguine in English dictionary

  • beguine

    Meanings and definitions of "Beguine"

    • A ballroom dance, similar to a slow rumba, that originated in the French West Indies.
    • The music for this dance.
    • noun
      A ballroom dance, similar to a slow rumba, originally from French West Indies and popularized abroad largely through the song Begin the Beguine; the music for the dance.
    • ballroom dance
    • music
    • noun
      a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba
    • noun
      music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance

    Synonyms of "Beguine" in English dictionary

    dance music, sister, ballroom dance are the top synonyms of "Beguine" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Beguine

    • beguine ( plural  beguines)
    • beguine (plural beguines)
  • Beguine

    Meanings and definitions of "Beguine"

    • noun
      (Roman Catholic Church) a member of a lay sisterhood (one of several founded in the Netherlands in the 12th and 13th centuries); though not taking religious vows the sisters followed an austere life

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