Definition of old country
: an emigrant's country of origin especially : one in Europe —usually used with the
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Recent Examples on the Web The 27-year-old country singer was previously slated to be the musical guest for Saturday's episode, hosted by comedian Bill Burr.
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Devan Coggan, EW.com, "Morgan Wallen dropped as Saturday Night Live musical guest due to COVID-19 protocols," 7 Oct. 2020 Just below her on the screen, Alfre Woodard, in a gray hairpiece of her own, threw shade and spun tales from the old country — Sicily.
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Melena Ryzik, New York Times, "Black Stars, Classic Sitcoms and a Serious Message: Vote," 6 Oct. 2020 The 37-year-old country superstar has been the voice of NBC’s Sunday Night Football since September 2013.
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Rebecca Norris, Country Living, "Carrie Underwood’s Latest Sunday Night Football Opener Is One of a Kind," 15 Sep. 2020 Cocita’s Valley View business essentially is a production facility being expanded into a tasting room that will transport you to the old country.
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Marc Bona, cleveland, "How an Italian village is being created in Valley View with winery’s expansion," 30 Sep. 2020 The 27-year-old country star opens up about putting out an album during a pandemic, prioritizing her mental health, and supporting other women.
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Health.com, "Kelsea Ballerini on How She Learned to Stop ‘Shaming’ Herself for Her Diet," 21 Sep. 2020 The 26-year-old country star received two pre-ACM awards — new female artist of the year and music event of the year — during a Zoom call with Urban in August.
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Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com, "Tenille Townes Says Keith Urban Surprising Her with Her Pre-ACM Awards Win Was 'So Surreal'," 16 Sep. 2020 The song, premiering exclusively with PEOPLE, serves as the title track on the 30-year-old country star's upcoming acoustic album.
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Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com, "Cassadee Pope Urges Fans to 'Push Through Whatever They're Facing' with New Song 'Rise and Shine'," 6 Aug. 2020 Fast forward to today—after a few teasers between then and now—and fans of the 53-year-old country singer finally get to hear the final song.
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Rebecca Norris, Country Living, "Tim McGraw's New Single "I Called Mama" is the Perfect Song for Mother's Day," 10 May 2020
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The first known use of old country was in 1751
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