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country-and-western

coun·try-and-west·ern
C c

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuhn-tree and wes-tern]
    • /ˈkʌn tri ænd ˈwɛs tərn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuhn-tree and wes-tern]
    • /ˈkʌn tri ænd ˈwɛs tərn/

Definitions of country-and-western word

  • noun country-and-western country music. 1
  • adjective country-and-western Describing country music. 0

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Origin of country-and-western

First appearance:

before 1955
One of the 4% newest English words
First recorded in 1955-60

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Parts of speech for Country-and-western

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

country-and-western popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for country-and-western

noun country-and-western

  • country music — a type of 20th-century popular music based on White folk music of the southeastern US
  • country and western — Country and western is the same as country music.
  • hillbilly music — folk music combined with elements of popular music in which the banjo, fiddle, and guitar are principal instruments: a type of music that originated in mountain regions of the southern U.S.
  • western swing — a 1930s jazz-influenced style of country music
  • c & w — country-and-western.

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