"country music" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: A shortening of country and western. This version has been predominant since the 1950s. Etymology templates: {{m|en|country and western}} country and western Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} country music (uncountable)
  1. (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. Wikipedia link: country music Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Music, Musical genres Synonyms: country [music, entertainment, lifestyle], country-western music [music, entertainment, lifestyle], country and western [music, entertainment, lifestyle] Derived forms: alt-country, alternative country, countrylike, countrypolitan Coordinate_terms: old-time country (english: considered either coordinate or hyponymous), bluegrass, blues, gospel music, rock 'n' roll Translations (style of music): countrymusiek [feminine] (Afrikaans), كانتري (kāntrī) [masculine] (Arabic), موسيقى الكانتري [feminine] (Arabic), քանթրի (kʻantʻri) (Armenian), Country-Musi [feminine] (Bavarian), Countrymusi [feminine] (Bavarian), къ́нтри (kǎ́ntri) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 鄉村音樂 (Chinese Mandarin), 乡村音乐 (xiāngcūn yīnyuè) (Chinese Mandarin), countrymuziek [feminine] (Dutch), kantrimusiikki (Finnish), country [feminine] (French), musique country [feminine] (French), ქანთრი (kantri) (Georgian), Country-Musik [feminine] (German), Countrymusik [feminine] (German), κάντρι μουσική (kántri mousikí) [feminine] (Greek), कंट्री संगीत (kaṇṭrī saṅgīt) (Hindi), sveitatónlist [feminine] (Icelandic), country [masculine] (Italian), musica country [feminine] (Italian), カントリー・ミュージック (kantorī-myūjikku) (Japanese), カントリー音楽 (kantorī ongaku) (Japanese), カントリー (kantorī) (Japanese), 컨트리 음악 (keonteuri eumak) (Korean), puoro tuawhenua (Maori), कन्ट्री संगीत (kanṭrī saṅgīt) [neuter] (Marathi), country [masculine] (Occitan), country [neuter] (Polish), country [masculine] (Portuguese), muzică country [neuter] (Romanian), ка́нтри (kántri) [feminine, neuter] (Russian), countrymusik [common-gender] (Swedish), ดนตรีคันทรี (don-dtree kan-tree) (Thai), nhạc đồng quê (Vietnamese), đồng quê (Vietnamese), countrymuzyk [feminine] (West Frisian)

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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "keonteuri eumak",
      "sense": "style of music",
      "word": "컨트리 음악"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "style of music",
      "word": "puoro tuawhenua"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "kanṭrī saṅgīt",
      "sense": "style of music",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "कन्ट्री संगीत"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "style of music",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "country"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "style of music",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "country"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "style of music",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "country"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "style of music",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "muzică country"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kántri",
      "sense": "style of music",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ка́нтри"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "style of music",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "countrymusik"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "don-dtree kan-tree",
      "sense": "style of music",
      "word": "ดนตรีคันทรี"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "style of music",
      "word": "nhạc đồng quê"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "style of music",
      "word": "đồng quê"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "style of music",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "countrymuzyk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "country music"
}

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