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Definition of sitar noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sitar

noun

/sɪˈtɑː(r)/,

/ˈsɪtɑː(r)/

/sɪˈtɑːr/,

/ˈsɪtɑːr/

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a musical instrument from South Asia like a guitar, with a long neck and two sets of metal stringsTopics Musicc2
Word Originvia Urdu from Persian sitār, from sih ‘three’ + tār ‘string’.

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