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tyrolienne

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Ty⋅ro⋅li⋅enne

  [ti-roh-lee-en, tahy-; Fr. tee-raw-lyen]
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–noun, plural -li⋅ennes  [-lee-enz; Fr. -lyen] .
1. a dance of the Tyrolean peasants.
2. a song or melody, characteristically a yodel, suitable for such a dance.
Origin:
1885–90; < F, fem. of tyrolien pertaining to the Tyrol
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