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Definition of Dumka
1. a Slavic folk ballad [n -KY]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dumka
Literary usage of Dumka
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by William Wilson Hunter (1887)
"The administrative head-quarters are at dumka. Physical Aspects.—Three distinct
types of country are represented in the Santal ..."
2. Famine aspects of Bengal districts by William Wilson Hunter (1874)
"NAYA dumka SUB-DISTRICT. FAMINE PRICES.—The maximum price of paddy and rice during
the famine of 1866-67 was Rs. 6-8 and Rs. 4 per maund respectively. ..."
3. The Growth of Music: A Study in Musical History for Schools by Henry Cope Colles (1916)
"Observe that the ' dumka' alternates with a Vivace, and that the merry tune of
the latter is a transformation from the sad theme of the 'dumka'. ..."
4. The Calcutta Law Reports of Cases Decided by the High Court, Calcutta, Also by Peter O'Kinealy, Gilbert Stuart Henderson, Great Britain Privy Council. Judicial Committee (1878)
"The High Court declined to give leave oa tie grounds that (1) it had no jurisdiction
in dumka, and (2) tW Act VIII of 1859 is not in force there. ..."
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