country music

English

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

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

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 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

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

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