From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsitarsit‧ar /ˈsɪtɑː $ -ɑːr/ noun [countable] a very long musical instrument from India, similar to a guitar, with two sets of strings and a round body
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sitar• Other instruments which Joe occasionally uses are Coral electro sitars and Deering banjos.• Oddly enough, the sitars have completely sold out.• After extended listening to Ravi Shankar in his sleep, he taught himself to play the sitar.• Eva gave up learning Urdu and listening to sitar music at breakfast.Origin sitar (1800-1900) Hindi 