country music

English

Etymology

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

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.

   He's a handsome country singer who plays the guitar with his beautiful girlfriend who plays the drums!

Synonyms

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

Coordinate terms

• old-time country (considered either coordinate or hyponymous)
• bluegrass
• blues
• gospel music
• rock 'n' roll

Derived terms

Derived terms

• alt-country
• alternative country
• countrylike
• countrypolitan

Translations

style of music

• Afrikaans: countrymusiek f
• Arabic: كانتري m (kāntrī), موسيقى الكانتري f
• Armenian: քանթրի (kʻantʻri)
• Bavarian: Country-Musi f, Countrymusi f
• Bulgarian: къ́нтри n (kǎ́ntri)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鄉村音樂／乡村音乐 (xiāngcūn yīnyuè)

• Dutch: countrymuziek (nl) f
• Finnish: kantrimusiikki
• French: country (fr) f, musique country (fr) f
• Georgian: ქანთრი (kantri)
• German: Country-Musik f, Countrymusik (de) f
• Greek: κάντρι μουσική f (kántri mousikí)
• Hindi: कंट्री संगीत (kaṇṭrī saṅgīt)
• Icelandic: sveitatónlist f
• Italian: country (it) m, musica country f
• Japanese: カントリー・ミュージック (kantorī-myūjikku), カントリー音楽 (kantorī ongaku), カントリー (ja) (kantorī)
• Korean: 컨트리 음악 (keonteuri eumak)
• Maori: puoro tuawhenua
• Marathi: कन्ट्री संगीत n (kanṭrī saṅgīt)
• Occitan: country m
• Polish: country (pl) n
• Portuguese: country (pt) m
• Romanian: muzică country (ro) n
• Russian: ка́нтри (ru) f or n (kántri)
• Swedish: countrymusik (sv) c
• Thai: ดนตรีคันทรี (don-dtree kan-tree)
• Vietnamese: nhạc đồng quê, đồng quê (vi)
• West Frisian: countrymuzyk f

References

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