country and western

noun

: country music
usually hyphenated in attributive use

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From bouncy dancehall riddims and hip-hop production inflections to tender country and western guitar licks, Treasure Self Love distills Iké’s wide range of childhood music into a succinct 11-track study of achieving wholeness by unflinchingly examining the darkest parts of your past. Kyle Denis, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025 The song earned Seely her first and only Grammy Award, for best country and western vocal performance in the female category. Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 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 In the early 1980s, the building was home to Back Forty, a country and western bar. Grace Hurt, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for country and western

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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 22 Sep. 2025.

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