country-club

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adjective

coun·​try-club ˈkən-trē-ˌkləb How to pronounce country-club (audio)
1
: typical, characteristic, or suggestive of a country club
a country-club atmosphere
a country-club prison
2
: 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

Examples of country-club in a Sentence

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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
Trump, Harris zero in on Pennsylvania in race's final stretch 01:32 Trump was campaigning in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, where Palmer was born in 1929 and learned to golf from his father, who suffered from polio and was head pro and greenskeeper at the local country club. CBS News, 19 Oct. 2024 Though Robinson isn’t a golfer, his outsized country club friend count has led him to spend plenty of leisure time fairway adjacent, where he’s noticed a growing trend: people doing their Saturday shopping right at the club. Mike Dojc, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for country-club 

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Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1894, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1762, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of country-club was in 1762

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“Country-club.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/country-club. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

country club

noun
: a suburban club for social life and recreation
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