Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

countrypolitan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
coun-try-poli-tan
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

Etymology

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Music.

Inflected Forms

more countrypolitan (comparative) most countrypolitan (superlative)

Questions

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.
Where does countrypolitan come from?
Blend of country (music) + cosmopolitan.

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