| country and western |
country music of the U.S. (Cf. country music.) |
| country club |
a suburban social club with a clubhouse and facilities for sports such as swimming, golf, and tennis. |
| country music |
a type of popular music, based on the traditional music of the rural South and the cowboy music of the West. Country music often express sad personal emotions. |
| country squire |
(chiefly British) a wealthy country landowner. |
| country-dance |
an English folk dance characterized by dancers forming two lines facing each other. |
| country-western |
popular music that comes from the folk music of the southern or southwestern United States. It generally employs vocals and a variety of stringed instruments such as guitar and fiddle; country and western; country music. [2 definitions] |
| cross-country |
directed or moving over rough ground rather than on a smooth path, track, or road. [4 definitions] |
| cross-country skiing |
the sport of skiing over fields or through woods where the terrain is relatively flat and using somewhat narrow skis that are not attached to the back of the ski boot, making it possible for skiers to lift their heels as they stride forward. |
| mother country |
one's native land. |
| old country |
the country from which one or one's ancestors emigrated. |