"alternative country" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} alternative country (uncountable)
  1. A kind of indie country music meshing traditional forms of country music with diverse musical styles like folk, pop, punk and heavy metal. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Musical genres Derived forms: alt-country Translations (subgenre of country music influenced by other musical styles): country alternative [feminine] (French), country alternativo [masculine] (Portuguese), альт-ка́нтри (alʹt-kántri) [neuter] (Russian)

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