country music

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country music

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A shortening of country and western. This version has been predominant since the 1950s.

noun

  1. uncountable A style of popular music that originated in the folk music of the rural population of the southern and western United States and characterized by string-band instruments and simple melodies. He's a handsome country singer who plays the guitar with his beautiful girlfriend who plays the drums!

    Similar: country, country-western music, country and western

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noun style of music

한국어컨트리 음악 keonteuri eumak
日本語カントリー・ミュージック kantorī-myūjikku, カントリー音楽 kantorī ongaku, カントリー kantorī
中文鄉村音樂 /乡村音乐 xiāngcūn yīnyuè
हिन्दीकंट्री संगीत kaṇṭrī saṅgīt
Portuguêscountry
Françaiscountry, musique country
DeutschCountry-Musik, Countrymusik
Italianocountry, musica country
Ελληνικάκάντρι μουσική kántri mousikí
Românămuzică country
Русскийка́нтри kántri
Tiếng Việtnhạc đồng quê, đồng quê
العربيةكانتري kāntrī, موسيقى الكانتري

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@misc{country_music_2026,
  title = {country music},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/country%20music},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}