country-club

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adjective

coun·​try-club ˈkən-trē-ˌkləb 

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Locals can buy memberships to hang at the pool (but not so many that hotel guests can’t get a chaise lounge), so the pool has a definite country-club vibe. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026

According to Brown, the clothes best suited for this tournament are lightweight, breezy, and country-club-adjacent. — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 21 Aug. 2026

Noun

Starting first with a country club and then adding more planned developments, Soffer and his partners then transformed nearly 800 acres of swampland into what’s now Aventura. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026

His classmates were the sons of some of Greenwich’s richest country club members, and as a teenager Marc adopted these men as role models, studied their careers. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1894, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1762, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

country club

noun

: a suburban club for social life and recreation