"country-dance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: country-dances [plural]
Etymology: From French contre-dance, from French contre (“against”) + danse (“dance”). Erroneously thought to be from country + dance. Etymology templates: {{m|en|contre-dance}} contre-dance, {{m|fr|contre|t=against}} contre (“against”), {{m|fr|danse|t=dance}} danse (“dance”), {{mention|en|country}} country, {{mention|en|dance}} dance Head templates: {{en-noun}} country-dance (plural country-dances)
  1. Used as a generic name for many native British dances, especially where partners face each other in a long line.
    Sense id: en-country-dance-en-noun-xTLNtV9L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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