/ sɪˈtɑː(r); NAmE ; ˈsɪtɑː(r)/ noun
a musical instrument from S Asia like a guitar , with a long neck and two sets of metal strings
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WORD ORIGIN
via Urdu from Persian sitār , from sih three + tār string.
/ sɪˈtɑː(r); NAmE ; ˈsɪtɑː(r)/ noun
a musical instrument from S Asia like a guitar , with a long neck and two sets of metal strings
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WORD ORIGIN
via Urdu from Persian sitār , from sih three + tār string.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005