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Bi⋅wa

  [bee-wah]
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–noun
Lake, the largest lake in Japan, on Honshu, near Kyoto. 260 sq. mi. (673 sq. km).
Also called Omi.
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Bi·wa   (bē'wä)   
A lake of southern Honshu, Japan, west of Nagoya. It is the largest lake in the country and a popular scenic resort area.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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biwa

Japanese short-necked lute, distinguished by its graceful, pear-shaped body. The biwa has a shallow, rounded back and silk strings (usually four or five) attached to slender lateral pegs. The instrument is played with a large wedge-shaped plectrum called a bachi. The strings are tuned in fourths, and the melody is played almost exclusively on the highest pitched string

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