country and western

noun

: country music
—usually hyphenated in attributive use

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Three-part harmony was like country and western. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2026 And my dad played rock and roll music and country and western and blues music, and later on gospel music as well – as did my uncles. — Sid Evans, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025 In the early 1980s, the building was home to Back Forty, a country and western bar. — Grace Hurt, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025 In one, with country and western music blaring from the radio, cobbler Tumelo Rakoti, 34, fixes workers' shoes. — Kate Bartlett, NPR, 20 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for country and western

Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of country and western was in 1942

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“Country and western.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/country%20and%20western. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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country and western

noun
: country music

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