[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

samisen \sam"isen\, n. jap. mus.
   a japanese musical instrument with three strings, resembling
   a guitar or banjo.
   webster 1913 suppl.

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

samisen
     n : a japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a
         long neck and three strings and a fretted fingerboard and
         a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum syn: shamisen
see also:
shamisen 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

33 moby thesaurus words for "samisen":
   dobro guitar, f-hole guitar, spanish guitar, archlute, balalaika,
   banjo, banjo-uke, banjo-ukulele, banjo-zither, banjorine, banjuke,
   bass guitar, centerhole guitar, concert guitar, electric guitar,
   guitar, lute, mando-bass, mando-cello, mandola, mandolin,
   mandolute, mandore, oud, pandora, pandura, sitar, steel guitar,
   tamboura, theorbo, troubadour fiddle, uke, ukulele

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