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vina

noun
vi·​na | \ ˈvē-nə How to pronounce vina (audio) \
variants: or veena

Definition of vina

: a stringed instrument of India having usually four strings on a long bamboo fingerboard with movable frets and a gourd resonator at each end

Illustration of vina

Illustration of vina

First Known Use of vina

1788, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for vina

Hindi vīṇā, from Sanskrit

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