Usually means: Japanese lute, traditional stringed instrument.
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  1. Biwa: Merriam-Webster
  2. Biwa: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. Biwa, biwa: Wordnik
  4. biwa: Wiktionary
  5. Biwa: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. Biwa: Dictionary.com
  7. Biwa (disambiguation), Biwa (musical instrument), Biwa: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. Biwa: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Biwa: Encyclopedia

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  1. BIWA: Acronym Finder

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Biwa)

noun:  A plucked lute, originating in the classical and traditional music of Japan, characterized by a pear-shaped body and four or five high frets, giving the instrument a distinctively twangy tone.
noun:  A town in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
noun:  A lake in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.

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