country noun (MUSIC) - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus

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/ˈkʌn.tri/ n

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[U] (also country and western , also country music) popular music which is based on a type of traditional music from the western and southern US

the enduring appeal of country and western

(Definition of country noun (MUSIC) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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bluegrass
country music
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