country-club

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adjective

coun·try-club ˈkən-trē-ˌkləb

: typical, characteristic, or suggestive of a country club

a country-club atmosphere

a country-club prison

: having qualities (such as affluence) associated with the members of a country club

a country-club conservative

country club

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noun

: a suburban club for social life and recreation

especially : one having a golf course

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Adjective

The first indication that this wasn’t your grandfather’s clubby, country-club take on sailing? —

Corey Seymour, Vogue, 24 June 2024 But the coup de grâce of Victor freaking out amid a Revolutionary War reenactment is hard to watch, and a related story line concerning Larry’s beef with a country-club security man (hello, Murphy Brown’s Joe Regalbuto) is a bit been there, begrudged that for Curb. —

Larry Fitzmaurice, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024

Noun

On October 29, 2011, people gathered at The Farms, a country club in the small town of Dyersburg, Tennessee. —

Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024 Outside are lawns, trees, pool, and cabana; nearby are riding trails and polo and country clubs; Manhattan is 30 minutes' commute. —

The Week Staff, theweek, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for country-club