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There were electric and acoustic guitars — nice ones — to borrow, as well as a drum kit and multiple zithers.—Julia Whelan Emma Kehlbeck Jeremy McLennan, New York Times, 2 May 2025 The sculpture based on a zither—an instrument with strings stretched across a flat box—is a slanted trapezoid with strings running down its back.—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025 The bandura is a traditional Ukrainian stringed instrument that blends elements of the zither and the lute, according to the ESO website.—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025 Visit favorites include the tea ceremony, hina doll display, ikebana flower arrangements, and koto (Japanese zither) performances, along with storytelling and hands-on workshops.—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 1 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for zither
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Etymology
German, from Old High German zitara, cithara, from Latin cithara cithara — more at cither
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