country music

English

Etymology

A shortening of country and western. This version has been predominant since the 1950s.

Noun

country music (uncountable)

(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.

Synonyms

(music): country, country-western music, country and western

Derived terms

Derived terms

References

2001. The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: North America. Garland Publishing. Ellen Koskoff (Ed.). Pgs. 77-80.

Translations

style of music

Armenian: քանթրի (kʿantʿri)
Bulgarian: къ̀нтри n (kǎ̀ntri)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 鄉村音樂, 乡村音乐 (xiāngcūn yīnyuè)
Finnish: kantrimusiikki
Georgian: ქანთრი (kantri)
Italian: liscio (it) m, musica da ballo
Japanese: カントリー・ミュージック (kantorī-myūjikku), カントリー (kantorī)

Korean: 컨트리 음악 (keonteuri eumak)
Maori: puoro tuawhenua
Marathi: कन्ट्री संगीत n (kanṭrī saṃgīta)
Portuguese: country (pt) m
Russian: ка́нтри (ru) f, n (kántri)
Swedish: countrymusik (sv) c
Thai: ดนตรีคันทรี (don-dtree kan-tree)

See also

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