English
Etymology
A shortening of country and western. This version has been predominant since the 1950s.
Noun
country music (uncountable)
- (music) 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!
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style of music
- Afrikaans: countrymusiek f
- Arabic: كانتري m (kāntrī), موسيقى الكانتري f
- Armenian: քանթրի (kʻantʻri)
- Bavarian: Country-Musi f, Countrymusi f
- Bulgarian: къ́нтри n (kǎ́ntri)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 鄉村音樂 / 乡村音乐 (xiāngcūn yīnyuè)
- Dutch: countrymuziek (nl) f
- Finnish: kantrimusiikki
- French: country (fr) f, musique country (fr) f
- Georgian: ქანთრი (kantri)
- German: Country-Musik f, Countrymusik (de) f
- Greek: κάντρι μουσική f (kántri mousikí)
- Hindi: कंट्री संगीत (kaṇṭrī saṅgīt)
- Icelandic: sveitatónlist f
- Italian: country (it) m, musica country f
- Japanese: 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 (ja) (kantorī)
- Korean: 컨트리 음악 (keonteuri eumak)
- Maori: puoro tuawhenua
- Marathi: कन्ट्री संगीत n (kanṭrī saṅgīt)
- Occitan: country m
- Polish: country (pl) n
- Portuguese: country (pt) m
- Romanian: muzică country (ro) n
- Russian: ка́нтри (ru) f or n (kántri)
- Swedish: countrymusik (sv) c
- Thai: ดนตรีคันทรี (don-dtree kan-tree)
- Vietnamese: nhạc đồng quê, đồng quê (vi)
- West Frisian: countrymuzyk f
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References
- 2001. The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: North America. Garland Publishing. Ellen Koskoff (Ed.). Pgs. 77-80.