country dancing

country dancing
noun
a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
Derivationally related forms: ↑contra danse (for: ↑contra danse), ↑contredanse (for: ↑contredanse), ↑country-dance (for: ↑country-dance)
Hypernyms: ↑folk dancing, ↑folk dance
Hyponyms:

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country dancing noun
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Main Entry:country

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country dancing UK US noun [uncountable] british
a traditional type of dancing in which people dance with a partner, moving in lines and circles as part of a larger group
Thesaurus: styles of dancinghyponym

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country dancing noun [noncount]
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Main Entry:country dance

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ˌcountry ˈdancing ; noun uncountable
Main entry:country dancederived

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