What does "countrypolitan" mean?

A subgenre of country music, a development of the Nashville sound, produced in the late 1960s and early 1970s, containing elements of popular music, including string sections and background vocals.

Countrypolitan

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Noun

1
A subgenre of country music, a development of the Nashville sound, produced in the late 1960s and early 1970s, containing elements of popular music, including string sections and background vocals. uncountable

Adjective

1
Of or sounding like countrypolitan music, or country music produced during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Etymology

Blend of country (music) + cosmopolitan.

Related phrases

country music

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