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• country-and-western
  country-and-western

  noun

  country music.
• country and western
  country and western

  noun

  another name for country music

country-and-western

American  

[kuhn-tree-uhn-wes-tern] / ˈkʌn tri ənˈwɛs tərn /

noun

1. country music.

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country and western British  

noun

1. another name for country music

2. a fusion of cowboy songs and Appalachian music

3. ( as modifier )

   country-and-western music

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Etymology

Origin of country-and-western

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

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Curly, played by Sean Grandillo with the guitar-slinging aplomb of a country-and-western recording star, has the straightest of hair.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2022

When they asked him what he heard in corny country-and-western — seemingly at odds with his avant-garde, big-city bebop — he’d tell them he liked the stories.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2021

Their break came when a record executive, Charles Spurling, heard them play and enlisted them as the band for blues and black country-and-western acts such as Bill Doggett, Hank Ballard and Arthur Prysock.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 15, 2020

He began singing in grade school, learned to play steel guitar and was soon performing with his uncle’s country-and-western band on local radio.

From New York Times ● Oct. 7, 2015

I knew I sounded snotty, but like the first notes of a country-and-western tune, these days the mere mention of Fang gave me an uncomfortable twang.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

The storm, dubbed Johannes in Sweden, swept over large parts of the northern half of the country and western parts of Finland.

From Barron's ● Dec. 28, 2025

Produced by T. Bone Burnett, "Look Up" takes brilliant advantage of Ringo’s longstanding and well-honed country and western affectations.

From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2025

“I think the only music I didn’t listen to was country and western, and that holds to this day,” Bowie told NPR’s Terry Gross in 2002.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 24, 2023

Pop stars like Lil Nas X, Beyoncé and her sister, Solange, who celebrate country and western culture’s Black roots in their music and videos, have imbued it with a certain hip factor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2022

He gives the records away to us—all except the country and western.

From "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros