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| 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. |
| countryside |
a rural area or areas (usually preceded by "the"). |
| RR |
abbreviation of "rural route." [1/2 definitions] |
| rural |
When we talk about rural things, we are talking about things in the country and not in a city or town. People who live in rural areas usually live far from cities, and they live on or near farms or ranches. |
| trail |
a path or course through a forest or other rural place. [1/7 definitions] |
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