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township music

township music noun: any of various music genres created by Bantu peoples living in poor, racially-segregated urban areas of South Africa ("townships") during the 20th century.

Noun

township music (uncountable)

  1. Any of various music genres created by Bantu peoples living in poor, racially-segregated urban areas of South Africa ("townships") during the 20th century.

Questions about township music

What does township music mean?
Township music means any of various music genres created by Bantu peoples living in poor, racially-segregated urban areas of South Africa ("townships") during the 20th century.
What part of speech is township music?
Township music is a noun.

Words near township music in the dictionary

  1. townsfolk
  2. townsfolks
  3. townsful
  4. Townshend
  5. township
  6. township music
  7. townships
  8. townshipwide
  9. townsite
  10. townsites
  11. townsizing

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