- country and western
- noun Date: 1960 country music — usually hyphenated in attributive use
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
country and western
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Country and Western — Country and Western, Abkürzung C & W [amerikanisch, kʌntrɪ ənd westən], in den Vierzigerjahren in den USA aufgekommene Spielart der Countrymusic, die vor allem durch ihre Verwendung in Westernfilmen Hollywoods geprägt worden ist; daher auch der … Universal-Lexikon
country and western — n [U] formal popular music in the style of music from the southern and western US … Dictionary of contemporary English
country and western — n. COUNTRY MUSIC * * * … Universalium
country and western — noun uncount COUNTRY MUSIC … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
country and western — ► NOUN ▪ country music … English terms dictionary
country and western — n. COUNTRY MUSIC … English World dictionary
country and western — noun a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States; usually played on stringed instruments • Syn: ↑country music, ↑C and W • Hypernyms: ↑folk music, ↑ethnic music, ↑folk • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
country and western — also country and western N UNCOUNT: oft N n Country and western is the same as country music. ...a successful country and western singer … English dictionary
country-and-western — see country and western … English dictionary
country and western — noun 1. a type of music originating in the Southern and Western United States, consisting mainly of rural songs accompanied by a stringed instrument such as the guitar or fiddle. –adjective 2. of or relating to this type of music. Also, country… …
country-and-western — /kun tree euhn wes teuhrn/, n. See country music. [1955 60] * * * country and westˈern noun A popularized form of music deriving from the rural folk music of the United States (also adjective) • • • Main Entry: ↑country … Useful english dictionary
