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noun
A plucked string instrument (a zither) of the Baltic psaltery family, traditionally with five strings but now more widely varying, originating in the folk music of Finland, where it is seen as a national symbol.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From Finnish kantele. Ultimate etymology contested; see Proto-Finnic *kandël for theories.
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